5-Letter Words Ending in UM
There are 39 five-letter words ending in UM in our dictionary; 20 of them are common words.
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All 39 words
- album9 points
- datum8 points
- forum10 points
- opium9 points
- serum7 points
- strum7 points
- hokum14 points
- oakum11 points
- rheum10 points
- thrum10 points
- odium8 points
- begum10 points
- locum9 points
- scrum9 points
- sebum9 points
- cecum11 points
- velum10 points
- durum8 points
- ileum7 points
- ilium7 points
- jugum15 points
- jorum14 points
- khoum14 points
- filum10 points
- hilum10 points
- odeum8 points
- sedum8 points
- aurum7 points
- larum7 points
- notum7 points
- oleum7 points
- fanum10 points
- degum9 points
- imaum9 points
- algum8 points
- sagum8 points
- linum7 points
- onium7 points
- solum7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 39
- By usage: 6 very common, 14 common, 19 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jugum 15
- hokum 14
- jorum 14
- khoum 14
- cecum 11
- oakum 11
- begum 10
- fanum 10
- filum 10
- forum 10
Most common
- album
- datum
- forum
- opium
- serum
- strum
- hokum
- oakum
- rheum
- thrum
Definitions
- album (noun)
- One or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc.
- datum (noun)
- An item of factual information derived from measurement or research.
- forum (noun)
- A public meeting or assembly for open discussion.
- opium (noun)
- An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy.
Below you will find all 39 five-letter words ending in UM from our dictionary, grouped in one list with the common words first. Each chip shows the word and its classic tile score, and a small dot marks the words that appear in everyday English. ALBUM, DATUM and FORUM are typical of the familiar entries. To check which of these you can spell right now, enter your letters in the box above and press search.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words ending in UM once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in UM?
JUGUM scores 15 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
19 of the 39 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.