UMU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. UMU 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UMU?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UMU is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UMU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UMU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in UMU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,475.
What stands out about UMU
- UMU is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with UMU
1 longer words begin with UMU.
Words ending in UMU
2 words end in UMU. Useful as a back hook: play UMU onto a word already on the board.
Words with UMU inside
Showing 24 of 107 words that contain UMU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with UMU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UMU
Common questions about UMU
- Is UMU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UMU is not in it.
- How many points is UMU worth?
- UMU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UMU?
- UMU takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of UMU:
Open UMU in the Word Finder