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Alums

a 1l 1u 1m 3s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 5 letters · Less common · plural of alum

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does alums mean?

noun

  1. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum

    Synonymsammonia alumammonium alum

  2. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum

    Synonymspotassium alumpotash alum

  3. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

    Synonymsalumnusalumnagraduategrad

  4. a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)

Definitions shown for alum, the base form of alums.

Is ALUMS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is ALUMS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
a 1l 1u 1m 3s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
a 1l 2u 2m 4s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
a 1l 1u 2m 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
a 1l 2u 2m 3s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ALUMS

Anagrams 2

lumasmauls

Words that end like ALUMS

Common words that share the ending -UMS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

albumsforumsserumspossumsquorumsrectumsdoldrumseardrumsfulcrumshoodlumsrostrumstantrumsdrumssumschumsplumsscumsslumsbumsgumshumsrumsstrumsasylums
All words ending in -UMS

Alums: quick answers

Is ALUMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ALUMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ALUMS worth?
ALUMS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does alums mean?
alums is the plural of alum, which means “a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ALUMS?
You can make 33 shorter words from ALUMS, such as ALMS, ALUM, AMUS, LAMS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ALUMS?
ALUMS rearranges into LUMAS, MAULS.