shum

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4

Definition of shum

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Anagrams of shum

2 plays · all valid Scrabble

Best play hums 9 points

Words you can make from shum

12 playable · top: HUMS (9 pts)

Best play hums 9 points

4-letter words

1 word

3-letter words

4 words

2-letter words

6 words

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