Is DRUMBEATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DRUMBEATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DRUMBEATS mean?
Drumbeats is a form of DRUMBEAT.
- noun
the sound made by beating a drum
- noun
(military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
- noun
a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause
“the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + R (1) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + E (1) + A (1) + T (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 DRUMBEATS
DRUMBEATS 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 DRUMBEATS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bermudas13
- drumbeat13
- dumbest12
- rumbaed12
- subtrade11
- tamburs11
- dumber11
- bursted10
- bustard10
- dabster10
- daubers10
- durmast10
- earbuds10
- matured10
- mustard10
- remudas10
- smarted10
- ambers10
- besmut10
- breams10
- brumes10
- embars10
- rumbas10
- sambur10
- tambur10
- umbers10
- umbrae10
- umbras10
- dumbs10
- arbutes9
- bursate9
- matures9
- strumae9
- absurd9
- abused9
- amused9
- ardebs9
- bardes9
- basted9
- beards9
- bestud9
- breads9
- bruted9
- busted9
- datums9
- dauber9
- daubes9
- debars9
- deburs9
- debuts9
- demast9
- demurs9
- dermas9
- dreams9
- dreamt9
- earbud9
- madres9
- marted9
- masted9
- medusa9
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