Is BUMPINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUMPINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUMPINESSES mean?
Bumpinesses is a form of BUMPINESS.
- noun
the texture of a surface that has many bumps
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + M (3) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BUMPINESSES
BUMPINESSES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BUMPINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bumpiness15
- nimbuses12
- bemuses11
- mispens11
- submiss11
- bumps11
- business10
- missense10
- subsense10
- suspense10
- bemuse10
- busmen10
- imbues10
- mispen10
- nimbus10
- sebums10
- spumes10
- bump10
- minuses9
- misuses9
- nemesis9
- penises9
- puisnes9
- pussies9
- semises9
- siemens9
- speises9
- spenses9
- supines9
- beeps9
- imbue9
- numbs9
- pubes9
- pubis9
- sebum9
- simps9
- spume9
- sumps9
- busies8
- busses8
- emesis8
- espies8
- menses8
- mesnes8
- messes8
- misses8
- missus8
- misuse8
- musses8
- neumes8
- peises8
- pisses8
- puisne8
- pusses8
- seisms8
- semens8
- sensum8
- sepses8
- sepsis8
- snipes8
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