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Drums

d 2r 1u 1m 3s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of drum

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

What does drums mean?

noun

  1. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

    Synonymsmembranophonetympan

  2. the sound of a drum

    “he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”

  3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

    Synonymsbarrel

  4. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids

    Synonymsmetal drum

  5. a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes

    Synonymsbrake drum

  6. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

    Synonymsdrumfish

verb

  1. make a rhythmic sound

    “Rain drummed against the windshield”

    Synonymsbeatthrum

  2. play a percussion instrument

  3. study intensively, as before an exam

    “I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”

    Synonymscramgrind awaybone upswotget up

Definitions shown for drum, the base form of drums.

Is DRUMS 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 DRUMS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
d 2r 1u 1m 3s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
d 2r 1u 2m 4s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
d 2r 1u 2m 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
d 2r 1u 2m 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in DRUMS

Words that end like DRUMS

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.

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All words ending in -UMS

Drums: quick answers

Is DRUMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DRUMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DRUMS worth?
DRUMS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does drums mean?
drums is the plural and third-person singular form of drum, which means “a musical percussion instrument”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DRUMS?
You can make 20 shorter words from DRUMS, such as DRUM, MUDS, MUD, RUMS. See the full list.