What does BUMP mean?
- Pronunciation
- /bʌmp/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Words With Friends score
- 14
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- knock against with force or violence“My car bumped into the tree”
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”
- dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward“bump and grind”
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank“She was demoted because she always speaks up”
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied“The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”
noun
- a lump on the body caused by a blow
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings“the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
- an impact (as from a collision)“the bump threw him off the bicycle”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
bumps11bumped13bumping14
Anagrams of BUMP
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside BUMP
6 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is BUMP a valid word in word games?
BUMP 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 BUMP worth?
BUMP is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from BUMP?
6 other words, including UP, PUB, UM and BUM.