UMPTEENTH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. UMPTEENTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UMPTEENTH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMPTEENTH is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMPTEENTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
umpteenthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMPTEENTH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in UMPTEENTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UMPTEENTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UMPTEENTH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Coming after a very large but unspecified number of others, used to show that something has happened many times.
The umpteenth time is a playful way to complain about repetition without counting. It comes from the invented number umpteen, which means very many.
How UMPTEENTH is used
Informal; usually used for annoyance or exaggeration.
- I am telling you for the umpteenth time to close the door.
- She watched the film for the umpteenth time.
- The umpteenth attempt finally worked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMPTEENTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with UMPTEENTH
1 longer words begin with UMPTEENTH.
Shorter words from the letters in UMPTEENTH
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Common questions about UMPTEENTH
- Is UMPTEENTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMPTEENTH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMPTEENTH worth?
- UMPTEENTH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMPTEENTH mean?
- Coming after a very large but unspecified number of others, used to show that something has happened many times.
- What letters can be added to UMPTEENTH?
- UMPTEENTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of UMPTEENTH:
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