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Bumping

b 3u 1m 3p 3i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of bump

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does bumping mean?

verb

  1. knock against with force or violence

    “My car bumped into the tree”

    Synonymsknock

  2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with

    “We find this idea in Plato”

    Synonymsfindhappenchanceencounter

  3. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

    “bump and grind”

  4. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

    “She was demoted because she always speaks up”

    Synonymsdemoterelegatebreakkick downstairs

  5. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

    “The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”

    Synonymsdislodge

Definitions shown for bump, the base form of bumping.

Is BUMPING 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) No

How many points is BUMPING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
b 3u 1m 3p 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
b 4u 2m 4p 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
b 4u 2m 3p 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
b 4u 2m 3p 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in BUMPING

Hooks for BUMPING

Add one letter to the front or back of BUMPING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like BUMPING

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

All words ending in -UMPING

Bumping: quick answers

Is BUMPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BUMPING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BUMPING worth?
BUMPING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bumping mean?
bumping is the present participle of bump, which means “knock against with force or violence”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BUMPING?
You can make 58 shorter words from BUMPING, such as IMPUGN, UMPING, BUMP, GUIMP. See the full list.