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Yes, bum is playable

...and is worth 10 points.

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"Bum" Definition

noun

A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
A tramp; a vagrant.
An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person: The batter called the pitcher a bum.
Chiefly British Slang The buttocks.
One who is devoted to a particular activity or milieu: a beach bum.

adjective

Disabled; malfunctioning: a bum shoulder.
Inferior; worthless: gave me bum advice; did a bum job of fixing the car.
Unfavorable or unfair: got a bum deal on my final grade for the course.
Unpleasant; lousy: had a bum time at the party.
Of poor quality or nature .

idiom

On the bum Living as a vagrant or tramp.
On the bum Out of order; broken.

verb-transitive

Slang To depress, dishearten, or dismay. Often used with out.
To acquire by begging; cadge. See Synonyms at cadge.

verb-intransitive

To live by begging and scavenging from place to place. Often used with around.
To loaf.

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