What does DUMMY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈdʌmi/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a person who does not talk
  2. an ignorant or foolish person
  3. a figure representing the human form
  4. a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

verb

  1. make a dummy of“dummy up the books that are to be published”

adjective

  1. having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function“a dummy corporation”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

dummied13dummies12dummying17

Anagrams of DUMMY

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

Words inside DUMMY

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

mud6 mum7 umm7yum8mm6 mu4 my7um4

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Questions

Is DUMMY a valid word in word games?

DUMMY 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 DUMMY worth?

DUMMY is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DUMMY?

8 other words, including MY, MM, MUM and MUD.