Is LEGUMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGUMES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGUMES mean?
Legumes is a form of LEGUME.
- noun
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
- noun
the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
- noun
the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + U (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 LEGUMES
LEGUMES 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 LEGUMES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glumes9
- legume9
- geums8
- glume8
- glums8
- emeus7
- mules7
- gems7
- geum7
- glum7
- gums7
- megs7
- mugs7
- smug7
- glees6
- glues6
- gules6
- leges6
- luges6
- segue6
- elms6
- emes6
- emeu6
- emus6
- lums6
- mels6
- mule6
- muse6
- seem6
- seme6
- slum6
- gem6
- gum6
- meg6
- mug6
- gees5
- gels5
- glee5
- glue5
- guls5
- legs5
- luge5
- lugs5
- slug5
- elm5
- eme5
- ems5
- emu5
- lum5
- mel5
- mes5
- mus5
- sum5
- ums5
- eels4
- else4
- lees4
- lues4
- seel4
- slue4
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