UMPY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. UMPY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept UMPY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMPY is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMPY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How UMPY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in UMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What stands out about UMPY
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does UMPY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
An umpire, in Australian speech.
Umpy is Australian and clipped from umpire with an ending that makes it familiar rather than rude. Australian English does this constantly, and the pattern is one of its clearest markers.
How UMPY is used
Countable: an umpy, two umpies. Australian.
- The umpy gave it and half the ground disagreed.
- The word umpy is clipped from umpire.
- An umpy in Australia is addressed directly and loudly.
- The ending on umpy makes it familiar and not rude.
- Australian English shortens words the way umpy shows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMPY
The 4 tiles of UMPY in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in UMPY
18 words end in UMPY. Useful as a back hook: play UMPY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in UMPY
Common questions about UMPY
- Is UMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UMPY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UMPY worth?
- UMPY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMPY mean?
- An umpire, in Australian speech.
- What letters can be added to UMPY?
- UMPY takes 7 hooks: 7 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of UMPY:
Open UMPY in the Word Finder