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Humdrums

Q: What does humdrums mean?

humdrums is the plural of humdrum, which means “the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety”.

h ₄u ₁m ₃d ₂r ₁u ₁m ₃s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare · plural of humdrum

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

What does humdrums mean?

noun

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
“he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work”
Synonymsmonotony sameness

Definitions shown for humdrum, the base form of humdrums.

Is HUMDRUMS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 HUMDRUMS worth?

Scrabble

16 pts

h ₄u ₁m ₃d ₂r ₁u ₁m ₃s ₁

Words With Friends

19 pts

h ₃u ₂m ₄d ₂r ₁u ₂m ₄s ₁

Wordfeud

18 pts

h ₄u ₂m ₃d ₂r ₁u ₂m ₃s ₁

NYT Crossplay

17 pts

h ₃u ₂m ₃d ₂r ₁u ₂m ₃s ₁

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

Words from the letters in HUMDRUMS

Best shorter words top 30 of 46

humdrum 15 hummus 13 hmm 10 humus 10 durums 9 hums 9 hurds 9 mumus 9 mush 9 drums 8 durum 8 dush 8 hum 8 mums 8 mumu 8 drum 7 duh 7 hm 7 muds 7 mum 7 rhus 7 rush 7 umm 7 mm 6 mud 6 rums 6 smur 6 mus 5 ruds 5 rum 5

See all 46 words made from HUMDRUMS

Words that end like HUMDRUMS

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

Humdrums: quick answers

Is HUMDRUMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. HUMDRUMS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.

How many points is HUMDRUMS worth?

HUMDRUMS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does humdrums mean?

humdrums is the plural of humdrum, which means “the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety”.

What words can you make with the letters in HUMDRUMS?

You can make 46 shorter words from HUMDRUMS, such as HUMDRUM, HUMMUS, HMM, HUMUS. See the full list.