5-Letter Words Starting With UMB
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With UMB
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With UMB 6 words
How common is UMB at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 five-letter words that start with UMB. They average 9 points and the best is UMBEL (9 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 9
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- a 16.7%
- l 16.7%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with UMB
u 1m 3b 3e 1l 1
U 1 + M 3 + B 3 + E 1 + L 1 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
umbel
- nounflat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center
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How many five-letter words that start with UMB are there?
There are 6 five-letter words that start with UMB 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 five-letter word that starts with UMB?
UMBEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are UMBER (9), UMBRA (9), UMBLE (9).
Which rare five-letter words that start with UMB score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include UMBLE (9), UMBOS (9), UMBRE (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.