UMPIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. UMPIE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept UMPIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMPIE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMPIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMPIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UMPIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Anagrams of UMPIE
The 5 tiles of UMPIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UMPIE
1 longer words begin with UMPIE.
Words ending in UMPIE
2 words end in UMPIE. Useful as a back hook: play UMPIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with UMPIE inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain UMPIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UMPIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UMPIE
Common questions about UMPIE
- Is UMPIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMPIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMPIE worth?
- UMPIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UMPIE?
- UMPIE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UMPIE:
Open UMPIE in the Word Finder