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What does scum mean? Is scum a Scrabble word?

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Is scum a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word scum is a Scrabble US word. The word scum is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1C3U1M3

Is scum a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word scum is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1C3U1M3

Is scum a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word scum is a Words With Friends word. The word scum is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1C4U2M4

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4-letter words (2 found)

CUMS,SCUM,

3-letter words (4 found)

CUM,MUS,SUM,UMS,

2-letter words (3 found)

MU,UM,US,

You can make 9 words from scum according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of scum

scum csum sucm uscm cusm ucsm scmu csmu smcu mscu cmsu mcsu sumc usmc smuc msuc umsc musc cums ucms cmus mcus umcs mucs

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word scum. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in scum.

Definitions and meaning of scum

scum

Alternative forms

  • skum (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English scum, scome, skum, skome, scumme, from Middle Dutch schūme (“foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”). Cognate with Dutch schuim (“foam”), West Frisian skuum, German Schaum (“foam”), Danish and Swedish skum (“foam”). Compare also French écume (“scum”), Italian schiuma (“foam”), Saterland Frisian Skuum, Sicilian scuma (“foam”), Walloon schome (“scum, foam”), Lithuanian šamas (“catfish”) and skanus (“tasty”) from the same Germanic source. Related to skim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skʌm/
  • Rhymes: -ʌm

Noun

scum (countable and uncountable, plural scums)

  1. (uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
    Synonyms: dross, impurity, impurities, cinder, scoriae, slag
  2. (uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
  3. The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
  4. (uncountable, slang, chiefly US) Semen. [from 1960s]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:semen
  5. (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
    Synonyms: bastard; see also Thesaurus:jerk

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Verb

scum (third-person singular simple present scums, present participle scumming, simple past and past participle scummed)

  1. To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).
  2. To remove (something) as scum.
  3. To become covered with scum.
  4. (obsolete) To scour (the land, sea, etc.).
  5. (obsolete) To gather together, as scum.
  6. (video games, informal) To startscum or savescum.

Translations

Anagrams

  • CMUs, MCUs, USMC, cums

Source: wiktionary.org