What TALCUMS Means
TALCUMS is a form of TALCUM, which means:
- noun: a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
- noun: a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
TALCUMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 A1 L1 C3 U1 M3 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In TALCUMS
127 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (7)
5 letter words (24)
ALUMSCALMSCAMUSCAULSCAUMSCLAMSCLASTCLATSCLAUTCULMSCULTSLUMASMALTSMAULSMAUTSMULCTMUSCASAULTSCUTASMALTSTULMSUMACTALCSTALUS
4 letter words (50)
ACTSALMSALTSALUMALUSAMUSCALMCAMSCASTCATSCAULCAUMCLAMCLATCULMCULTCUTSLACSLAMSLASTLATSLATULUMALUMSMACSMALSMALTMASTMASUMATSMAULMAUTMUSTMUTSSALTSAULSAUTSCAMSCULSCUMSCUTSLAMSLATSLUMSTUMTALCTAMSTAUSTUMSUTAS
3 letter words (34)
ACTALSALTALUAMUATSCAMCATCUTLACLAMLASLATLUMMACMALMASMATMUSMUTSACSALSAMSATSAUSMASUMTAMTASTAUTUMUMSUTAUTS
2 letter words (12)
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