WAMPUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WAMPUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAMPUM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAMPUM is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAMPUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wampumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAMPUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WAMPUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What does WAMPUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Small shell beads strung or woven together, used by Native Americans as ornament and as money.
Belts of wampum recorded treaties and carried messages between nations. Colonists later used the beads as currency. In slang, wampum can mean cash.
How WAMPUM is used
Used in history for shell beads and, jokingly, for money.
- The treaty was sealed with a belt of wampum.
- Settlers traded goods for wampum.
- He had no wampum left in his pocket.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAMPUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAMPUM
3 longer words begin with WAMPUM.
Shorter words from the letters in WAMPUM
Common questions about WAMPUM
- Is WAMPUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAMPUM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAMPUM worth?
- WAMPUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAMPUM mean?
- Small shell beads strung or woven together, used by Native Americans as ornament and as money.
- What letters can be added to WAMPUM?
- WAMPUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WAMPUM:
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