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Gums

g 2u 1m 3s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of gum

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

What does gums mean?

noun

  1. a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

    Synonymschewing gum

  2. the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

    Synonymsgingiva

  3. any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

  4. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

    Synonymsgluemucilage

  5. wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

    Synonymsgumwood

  6. any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

    Synonymsgum tree

verb

  1. cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum

    “if you gum the tape it is stronger”

  2. grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

    “the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food”

    Synonymsmumble

  3. become sticky

  4. exude or form gum

    “these trees gum in the Spring”

Definitions shown for gum, the base form of gums.

Is GUMS 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 GUMS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
g 2u 1m 3s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
g 3u 2m 4s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
g 3u 2m 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
g 4u 2m 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in GUMS

Anagrams 2

mugssmug

Words that end like GUMS

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.

sumsdrumsbumshumsrumschumsplumsscumsslumsstrumsalbumsforumsserumsasylumspossumsquorumsrectumsdoldrumseardrumsfulcrumshoodlumsmaximumsminimumsmodicums
All words ending in -UMS

Gums: quick answers

Is GUMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GUMS 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 GUMS worth?
GUMS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does gums mean?
gums is the plural and third-person singular form of gum, which means “a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GUMS?
You can make 11 shorter words from GUMS, such as GUM, MUG, MUS, SUM. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of GUMS?
GUMS rearranges into MUGS, SMUG.