Dictionary

Umami

u ₁m ₃a ₁m ₃i ₁

About 3 syllables

5 letters · Rare

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

What does umami mean?

We don’t have a definition for umami yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is UMAMI a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is UMAMI worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

u ₁m ₃a ₁m ₃i ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

u ₂m ₄a ₁m ₄i ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

u ₂m ₃a ₁m ₃i ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

u ₂m ₃a ₁m ₃i ₁

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

Words from the letters in UMAMI

Anagrams 1

imaum

Best shorter words top 16 of 16

imam 8 maim 8 mam 7 mim 7 mum 7 umm 7 mm 6 aim 5 ami 5 amu 5 am 4 ma 4 mi 4 mu 4 um 4 ai 2

See all 16 words made from UMAMI

Hooks for UMAMI

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

umamis

Words that end like UMAMI

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

salami

All words ending in -AMI

Umami: quick answers

Is UMAMI a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. UMAMI is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is UMAMI worth?

UMAMI scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in UMAMI?

You can make 16 shorter words from UMAMI, such as IMAM, MAIM, MAM, MIM. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of UMAMI?

UMAMI rearranges into IMAUM.