Is OMBUDSMEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OMBUDSMEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OMBUDSMEN mean?
Ombudsmen is a form of OMBUDSMAN.
- noun
a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + M (3) + B (3) + U (1) + D (2) + S (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) = 16 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 OMBUDSMEN
OMBUDSMEN 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 OMBUDSMEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- summoned13
- bummed13
- umbones11
- demobs11
- dumbos11
- modems11
- numbed11
- summed11
- menudos10
- busmen10
- summon10
- demob10
- dumbo10
- dumbs10
- modem10
- ummed10
- bounds9
- boused9
- demons9
- menudo9
- mondes9
- mounds9
- moused9
- odeums9
- osmund9
- sunbed9
- besom9
- memos9
- momes9
- momus9
- numbs9
- sebum9
- umbos9
- dumb9
- bends8
- bodes8
- bonds8
- boned8
- bound8
- bunds8
- bused8
- demon8
- demos8
- dobes8
- domes8
- doums8
- mends8
- modes8
- modus8
- monde8
- mound8
- mused8
- odeum8
- sedum8
- bums8
- memo8
- mems8
- mobs8
- mome8
- moms8
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