Is FUMBLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FUMBLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FUMBLES mean?
Fumbles is a form of FUMBLE.
- verb
feel about uncertainly or blindly
“She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom”
- noun
(sports) dropping the ball
- verb
make one's way clumsily or blindly
“He fumbled towards the door”
- verb
handle clumsily
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
7
Letters
F (4) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + L (1) + E (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 FUMBLES
FUMBLES 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 FUMBLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fumble13
- bumfs12
- flumes11
- bumf11
- blumes10
- umbels10
- umbles10
- flubs10
- flume10
- fumes10
- blume9
- sebum9
- umbel9
- fems9
- flub9
- fubs9
- fume9
- flues8
- fuels8
- fusel8
- bums8
- fem8
- fub8
- blues7
- lubes7
- mules7
- feus7
- flue7
- flus7
- fuel7
- fuse7
- self7
- bum7
- bels6
- blue6
- elms6
- emus6
- lube6
- lums6
- mels6
- mule6
- muse6
- slub6
- slum6
- efs6
- elf6
- fes6
- feu6
- flu6
- bel5
- bes5
- bus5
- elm5
- ems5
- emu5
- lum5
- mel5
- mes5
- mus5
- sub5
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