Is DUMPLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DUMPLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DUMPLINGS mean?
- noun
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + U (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 15 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 DUMPLINGS
DUMPLINGS 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 DUMPLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dumpings14
- dumpling14
- slumping13
- dumping13
- mudsling12
- impugns12
- lumping12
- pluming12
- spuming12
- dupings11
- impugn11
- umping11
- pulings10
- pulsing10
- duping10
- dumps10
- gimps10
- muling9
- musing9
- nudism9
- pignus9
- puling9
- siglum9
- spuing9
- limps9
- lumps9
- plums9
- slump9
- dump9
- gimp9
- dingus8
- guilds8
- linums8
- lupins8
- muslin8
- glims8
- glums8
- gulps8
- milds8
- minds8
- mungs8
- pings8
- plugs8
- pungs8
- imps8
- limp8
- lump8
- mips8
- plum8
- simp8
- sump8
- umps8
- lungis7
- sluing7
- dings7
- dungs7
- gilds7
- guids7
- guild7
- limns7
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