Is HUM a Scrabble word?
Yes. HUM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
Noun 4 meanings
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
“They could hear a hum coming from the kitchen and found the dishwasher on.”
Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
An imposition or hoax; humbug.
Verb 4 meanings
To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
“We are humming happily along with the music.”
To express by humming.
“to hum a tune”
To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly.
To buzz, be busily active like a beehive.
“The streets were humming with activity.”
Interjection 2 meanings
Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.
Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
Etymology
From Middle English hummen (“to hum, buzz, drone, make a murmuring sound to cover embarrassment”); akin to Dutch hommelen (“to bumble, buzz”), dialectal Dutch hommen (“to buzz, hum”), Middle High German hummen (“to hum”), probably ultimately of imitative origin.
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HUM at a glance
HUM has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (H 4 + U 1 + M 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #12,956 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -HUM
More endings- CHUM11
- SORGHUM13
- HUMHUM16
- ZYTHUM23
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