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/lʌm/
noun

Is LUM a Scrabble word?

Yes. LUM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A chimney; also, the top part of a chimney.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A chimney; also, the top part of a chimney.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: lum via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots lum, Early Scots lumb; further etymology uncertain, but probably from Cumbric *lümon, related to Welsh llumon (“chimney”) (obsolete), from Proto-Celtic *loimono.

LUM at a glance

LUM has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (L 1 + U 1 + M 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #45,858 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -LUM

More endings

Same last three letters as LUM. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • CURRICULUM16
  • ASYLUM11
  • PLUM8
  • PENDULUM13
  • ALUM6
  • SLUM6
  • ANTEBELLUM14
  • CEREBELLUM16
  • VELLUM11
  • GLUM7
  • RETICULUM13
  • SPECULUM14

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