YUMMO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. YUMMO 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YUMMO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YUMMO is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUMMO
No single letter turns YUMMO into another word.
How YUMMO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YUMMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does YUMMO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalAustralian
An exclamation of delight over something tasty or pleasing, roughly meaning delicious.
Yummo is an Australian informal exclamation, a playful stretch of yummy used to react to good food or anything else enjoyable. It is heard mostly in casual speech and light media rather than in formal writing. The word leans on sound as much as sense, drawing out the pleasure of the moment.
How YUMMO is used
Informal Australian usage, common in spoken reactions to food and in casual media.
- Yummo, this cake is amazing.
- She took one bite and shouted yummo.
- The recipe card just says yummo next to the photo.
- Everyone at the table agreed the dish was pure yummo.
- He grinned and said yummo before finishing the plate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUMMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YUMMO
Common questions about YUMMO
- Is YUMMO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YUMMO is not in it.
- How many points is YUMMO worth?
- YUMMO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUMMO mean?
- An exclamation of delight over something tasty or pleasing, roughly meaning delicious.
- What letters can be added to YUMMO?
- No single letter can be added to YUMMO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YUMMO:
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