8-Letter Words With SSUM
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With SSUM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With SSUM 8 words
How often does SSUM appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words containing SSUM. They average 11.5 points and the best is ALYSSUMS (13 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- e 25%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ea12.5%
- oa12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing SSUM
a 1l 1y 4s 1s 1u 1m 3s 1
A 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + S 1 + U 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
alyssums
Form of alyssum
- nounany garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
- nouna genus of the family Cruciferae
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How many eight-letter words containing SSUM are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words containing SSUM in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing SSUM?
ALYSSUMS is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POSSUMED (13), OPOSSUMS (12), COASSUME (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing SSUM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include POSSUMED (13), COASSUME (12), GRASSUMS (11), ASSUMERS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.