Is CUMBROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CUMBROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CUMBROUS mean?
- adjective
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
“a cumbersome piece of machinery”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CUMBROUS
CUMBROUS 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 CUMBROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crumbs12
- brumous11
- combs11
- crumb11
- mucors10
- mucous10
- mucros10
- comb10
- corms9
- curbs9
- mucor9
- mucro9
- mucus9
- scrob9
- scrub9
- scrum9
- umbos9
- bums8
- cobs8
- corm8
- cubs8
- cums8
- curb8
- mobs8
- mocs8
- scum8
- umbo8
- rubus7
- scour7
- bum7
- cob7
- cub7
- cum7
- mob7
- moc7
- bros6
- burs6
- cors6
- crus6
- curs6
- mors6
- muso6
- orbs6
- orcs6
- robs6
- rocs6
- roms6
- rubs6
- rums6
- sorb6
- sumo6
- urbs6
- bos5
- bro5
- bur5
- bus5
- cor5
- cos5
- cru5
- cur5
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