Is UMPIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UMPIRES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UMPIRES mean?
Umpires is a form of UMPIRE.
- noun
an official at a baseball game
- noun
someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
“the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature”
- verb
be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
U (1) + M (3) + P (3) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 UMPIRES
UMPIRES 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.
Anagrams of UMPIRES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from UMPIRES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spumier11
- impure10
- primes10
- primus10
- purism10
- simper10
- spirem10
- umpire10
- perms9
- prime9
- prims9
- prism9
- rumps9
- sperm9
- spume9
- uprise8
- imps8
- mips8
- perm8
- prim8
- rump8
- simp8
- sump8
- umps8
- emirs7
- mires7
- miser7
- mures7
- muser7
- peris7
- piers7
- pries7
- prise7
- puris7
- purse7
- rimes7
- ripes7
- serum7
- sirup7
- speir7
- spier7
- spire7
- sprue7
- super7
- imp7
- ump7
- emir6
- emus6
- mire6
- mirs6
- mise6
- mure6
- muse6
- peri6
- pier6
- pies6
- pure6
- puri6
- purs6
- rems6
Study UMPIRES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
