Unscramble NUMMY and you have 14 words, NUMMY itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 5 letters: 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
N12U12M34M34Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from NUMMY by length: 1 with 5 letters, 5 with 3 and 8 with 2. None has 4 letters.
Keep every letter of NUMMY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with NU · ending in MY · all 5-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; YUM (8 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: NUMMY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUMMY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 14) | 11 | 14 | 10 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
3 of the 14 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NYM, NY and YU. 1 of the 14 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: NUMMY.