The word gum is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • gum n. (Often in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.
  • gum v. To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.
  • gum v. (Transitive) To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

AND ANIMAL AROUND AS BETWEEN CHEW DEEPEN ENLARGE ESPECIALLY FLESH GUMMER IN OF OFTEN OR PERSON PLURAL SAW SPACES TEETH THE TO TOOTHLESS TRANSITIVE WITH WORN

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

GU UM

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

MU MUG UG

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

MUG

25 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BUM CUM DUM FUM GAM GEM GUB GUE GUL GUN GUP GUR GUS GUT GUV GUY GYM HUM LUM MUM RUM SUM TUM VUM YUM

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

GU UM

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

GAUM GEUM GLUM GRUM

70 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

GUMP GUMS GUMBO GUMMA GUMMI GUMMY GUMPS GUMBOS GUMMAS GUMMED GUMMER GUMMIS GUMNUT GUMPED GUMBALL GUMBOIL GUMBOOT GUMDROP GUMLESS GUMLIKE GUMLINE GUMMATA GUMMERS GUMMIER GUMMIES GUMMILY GUMMING GUMMITE GUMMOSE GUMMOUS GUMNUTS GUMPING GUMSHOE GUMTREE GUMWEED GUMWOOD GUMBALLS GUMBOILS GUMBOOTS GUMBOTIL GUMDROPS GUMLANDS GUMLINES GUMMIEST GUMMINGS GUMMITES GUMMOSES GUMMOSIS GUMPHION GUMPTION + 20 words

86 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ALGUMS BEGUMS DEGUMS JUGUMS LEGUME UNGUMS HEGUMEN LEGUMES LEGUMIN SUBGUMS TEGUMEN ARGUMENT BLUEGUMS DEGUMMED HEGUMENE HEGUMENS HEGUMENY LEGUMINS SLUMGUMS SOURGUMS TEGUMENT TEGUMINA UNGUMMED ARGUMENTA ARGUMENTS BLACKGUMS DEGUMMING ENERGUMEN HEGUMENES HEGUMENOI HEGUMENOS JIGGUMBOB NONLEGUME TEGUMENTS THINGUMMY UNGUMMING ARGUMENTUM BUBBLEGUMS ENERGUMENS HEGUMENIES INTEGUMENT JIGGUMBOBS LEGUMINOUS NONLEGUMES REARGUMENT TEGUMENTAL THINGUMBOB ARGUMENTIVE ARGUMENTUMS HEGUMENOSES + 36 words

14 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ALGUM BEGUM DEGUM JUGUM SAGUM UNGUM DADGUM SUBGUM TERGUM BLUEGUM SLUMGUM SOURGUM BLACKGUM BUBBLEGUM

10 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A GAUM
+E GEUM
+G MUGG
+L GLUM
+N MUNG
+P GUMP
+R GRUM
+S GUMS MUGS SMUG

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G MU UM
-M GU UG

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 54.4 chance (1.84%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 192 chance (0.52%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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