5-Letter Words With IUM
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With IUM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With IUM 5 words
How often does IUM appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 five-letter words containing IUM. They average 8 points and the best is OPIUM (9 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 8
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 20%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- M
- 80% of words
Most common last letters
- m 80%
- s 20%
Top vowel pairs
- iu100%
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 five-letter word containing IUM
o 1p 3i 1u 1m 3
O 1 + P 3 + I 1 + U 1 + M 3 = 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).
opium
- nounan addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
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How many five-letter words containing IUM are there?
There are 5 five-letter words containing IUM 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 containing IUM?
OPIUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PIUMS (9), ODIUM (8), ILIUM (7).
Which rare five-letter words containing IUM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PIUMS (9), ONIUM (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.