YUM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. YUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YUM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YUM is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yumpChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How YUM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in YUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What does YUM mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An expression of pleasure at the taste of something.
Yum is written far more than it is said, and it belongs to children and to captions: an adult who says it aloud is usually performing for one or the other. The doubled form is older than the single one and appears in print from the 1870s.
How YUM is used
Stands alone. Also in yum-yum and the adjective yummy.
- Yum, that smells like the right kitchen.
- The caption is one word and the word is yum.
- She said yum for the child's benefit and meant it anyway.
- Yum-yum is older in print than yum on its own.
- A yum from a two-year-old settles the recipe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YUM
15 longer words begin with YUM.
Shorter words from the letters in YUM
Common questions about YUM
- Is YUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YUM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YUM worth?
- YUM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUM mean?
- An expression of pleasure at the taste of something.
- What letters can be added to YUM?
- YUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of YUM:
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