YUMMY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. YUMMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YUMMY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YUMMY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YUMMY
No single letter turns YUMMY into another word.
How YUMMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in YUMMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,822 thousand.
What stands out about YUMMY
- YUMMY begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YUMMY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalchildish
Very tasty or delicious, and by extension, highly pleasing or attractive.
Yummy is a warm, informal word for food that tastes especially good, often used by or to children to praise a meal or treat. Over time it has broadened beyond food to describe anything appealing, from clothing to weather. Its playful, childish tone keeps it out of formal or technical writing.
How YUMMY is used
Informal and often childish in tone; common in casual conversation and advertising rather than formal writing.
- The yummy smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen.
- Kids always ask for something yummy after school.
- She baked a batch of yummy chocolate cookies.
- This soup is so yummy that she asked for the recipe.
- He agreed the dessert was truly yummy from the first bite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YUMMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in YUMMY
Common questions about YUMMY
- Is YUMMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YUMMY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YUMMY worth?
- YUMMY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YUMMY mean?
- Very tasty or delicious, and by extension, highly pleasing or attractive.
- What letters can be added to YUMMY?
- No single letter can be added to YUMMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of YUMMY:
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