What does DRUM mean?

Pronunciation
/drʌm/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
  2. the sound of a drum“he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”
  3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
  4. a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
  5. a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
  6. small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

verb

  1. make a rhythmic sound“Rain drummed against the windshield”
  2. play a percussion instrument

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

drums8drummed13

Anagrams of DRUM

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

Words inside DRUM

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

mud6 rum5 urd4mu4 um4

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Questions

Is DRUM a valid word in word games?

DRUM 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 DRUM worth?

DRUM is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DRUM?

5 other words, including MUD, UM, MU and RUM.