Is HUMBUG a word?
HUMBUG is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 9 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HUMBUG is a valid word.
What does humbug mean?
noun: pretentious or silly talk or writing.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HUMBUG: word details
- Pronunciation: HUHM-buhg (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside humbug
Words you can make from the letters of humbug.
Solve a whole rack, not just HUMBUG
HUMBUG is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does HUMBUG mean?
HUMBUG is a noun. It means: pretentious or silly talk or writing.
Is HUMBUG a valid word?
Yes, HUMBUG is a valid word. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.