What does BUM mean?

Pronunciation
/bʌm/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible“only a rotter would do that”
  2. a disreputable vagrant“a homeless tramp”
  3. person who does no work“a lazy bum”
  4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on“he deserves a good kick in the butt”

verb

  1. ask for and get free; be a parasite
  2. be lazy or idle“Her son is just bumming around all day”

adjective

  1. of very poor quality; flimsy

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

bums8bummed13bumming14

Anagrams of BUM

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BUM

2 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

mu4 um4

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Questions

Is BUM a valid word in word games?

BUM is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BUM worth?

BUM is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BUM?

2 other words, including UM and MU.