Words Containing ZUM

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing ZUM?

ZUMBOORUKS is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZUMBOORUK (26), GAZUMPING (24), GAZUMPED (23).

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How often does ZUM appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 10 words containing ZUM. Most are 9 letters long, they average 22.5 points, the best is ZUMBOORUKS (27 points) and 40% end in S.

Total words: 10
Most common length: 9 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 22.5; out of 27 max
Longest word: ZUMBOORUKS; 10 letters
Most common ending: S; 40% of words

Most common last letters

s 40%
a 10%
d 10%

Top vowel pairs

oo20%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing ZUM

z ₁₀u ₁m ₃b ₃o ₁o ₁r ₁u ₁k ₅s ₁

Z 10 + U 1 + M 3 + B 3 + O 1 + O 1 + R 1 + U 1 + K 5 + S 1 = 27 points

Double word: 54 pts
Triple word: 81 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

zumbooruks

Form of zumbooruk

nouna camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies

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