UMRA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. UMRA 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UMRA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMRA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMRA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMRA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in UMRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about UMRA
- 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 UMRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shorter pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims may make at any time of the year, separate from the annual hajj.
The hajj happens during a fixed period each year and is expected of every able believer once in a lifetime. An umra, by contrast, is optional and can be performed alone or alongside the hajj, at any season.
How UMRA is used
Also spelled umrah; used in the context of Islamic religious practice.
- He performed umra during the quiet weeks before Ramadan.
- Millions of pilgrims complete an umra outside the main hajj season.
- Her guidebook explained the rituals required for umra.
- Unlike the hajj, an umra can be made at any time of year.
- They saved for years to afford the journey for umra.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UMRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UMRA
The 4 tiles of UMRA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with UMRA
3 longer words begin with UMRA.
Shorter words from the letters in UMRA
Common questions about UMRA
- Is UMRA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UMRA is not in it.
- How many points is UMRA worth?
- UMRA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UMRA mean?
- A shorter pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims may make at any time of the year, separate from the annual hajj.
- What letters can be added to UMRA?
- UMRA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of UMRA:
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