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What does mump mean? Is mump a Scrabble word?

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Is mump a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mump is a Scrabble US word. The word mump is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

M3U1M3P3

Is mump a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mump is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3U1M3P3

Is mump a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mump is a Words With Friends word. The word mump is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4U2M4P4

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4-letter words (1 found)

MUMP,

3-letter words (3 found)

MUM,UMM,UMP,

2-letter words (4 found)

MM,MU,UM,UP,

You can make 8 words from mump according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of mump

mump ummp mmup mmup ummp mump mupm umpm mpum pmum upmm pumm mmpu mmpu mpmu pmmu mpmu pmmu umpm mupm upmm pumm mpum pmum

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Definitions and meaning of mump

mump

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʌmp/

Etymology 1

Perhaps borrowed through obsolete Dutch mompen (“to cheat, swindle, deceive”), according to Kroonen, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *mump- (“to stain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mm̥bʰ-neh₂-, related to Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai, “I blame, accuse”).

Also akin to German mimpfeln (“to mumble”), Icelandic mumpa (“to take into the mouth”). See also English mum.

Verb

mump (third-person singular simple present mumps, present participle mumping, simple past and past participle mumped)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To mumble, speak unclearly.
  2. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
  3. (intransitive) To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
  4. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
  5. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
  6. To be sullen or sulky.
  7. (transitive, intransitive) To nibble.
  8. (Of a police officer) to accept a small gift or bribe in exchange for services.
Derived terms
  • mumper
  • Mumping Day

Noun

mump (plural mumps)

  1. (obsolete) A grimace.

Etymology 2

Noun

mump (plural mumps)

  1. (UK, dialect, Somerset) A cube of peat; a spade's depth of digging turf.

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Anagrams

  • PMMU

Source: wiktionary.org