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Is umpire a Scrabble word?

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

U1M3P3I1R1E1

Is umpire a Scrabble UK word?

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

U1M3P3I1R1E1

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Yes. The word umpire is a Words With Friends word. The word umpire is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

U2M4P4I1R1E1

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6-letter words (2 found)

IMPURE,UMPIRE,

5-letter words (3 found)

PRIME,PUMIE,UMPIE,

4-letter words (22 found)

EMIR,IURE,MERI,MIRE,MUIR,MURE,PERI,PERM,PIER,PIUM,PREM,PRIM,PUER,PUIR,PURE,PURI,RIEM,RIME,RIMU,RIPE,RUME,RUMP,

3-letter words (23 found)

EMU,ERM,IMP,IRE,MEU,MIR,PER,PIE,PIR,PIU,PRE,PUR,REI,REM,REP,RIM,RIP,RUE,RUM,UME,UMP,URE,URP,

2-letter words (11 found)

EM,ER,ME,MI,MU,PE,PI,RE,UM,UP,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 62 words from umpire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of umpire

umpire

Etymology

From a Middle English rebracketing of a noumpere as an oumpere, from Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”), from non (“not”) + per (“equal”), from Latin par (“equal”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Noun

umpire (plural umpires)

  1. (tennis, badminton) The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
  2. (cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
  3. (baseball) One of the officials who preside over a baseball game.
  4. (American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side or next to the referee on the offensive side.
  5. (Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses three; in the past there were two or just one. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are usually referred to by those phrases.
  6. (law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
  7. (curling) The official who presides over a curling game.

Usage notes

  • In general, and as a usage guideline, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.

Coordinate terms

  • referee

Derived terms

Related terms

  • nonpareil

Translations

Verb

umpire (third-person singular simple present umpires, present participle umpiring, simple past and past participle umpired)

  1. (sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.
    Coordinate term: referee
  2. (transitive) To decide as an umpire.
    Synonyms: arbitrate, settle

Translations

See also

  • Category:English rebracketings.

Further reading

  • referee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • umpire (cricket) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • umpire (baseball) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • impure, rumpie

Spanish

Noun

umpire m (plural umpires)

  1. umpire

Source: wiktionary.org