753 Words Ending in UM
The ending UM appears in 753 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 156 entries. Average word length: 8.3 letters.
Words ending in M come from many sources: rhythm (Greek), album (Latin), team and dream (Old English), algorithm (Arabic). Crossword puzzles love the -ism and -asm endings.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in UM: QUINQUENNIUM (32 pts), HEXAMETHONIUM (30 pts), CHRYSANTHEMUM (28 pts), DISEQUILIBRIUM (28 pts), CRYPTOSPORIDIUM (27 pts). The shortest is UM (2 letters) and the longest is ARCHAEBACTERIUM (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with HER.
Notable words: ALUM — a sulphate of ammonium and potassium, used as a mordant [n].; ALBUM — a book for storing photographs and stamps [n].; ACETUM — vinegar [n].; AGENDUM — an item on an agenda [n]. Browse words ending in OXY for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in UM?
QUINQUENNIUM scores 32 points. Runner-up: HEXAMETHONIUM at 30 points. See words starting with VEX for more high-value options.
How many words end in UM?
Our dictionary has 753 words that end in UM. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (156).
What is the shortest word that ends in UM?
UM at just 2 letters. It means: to express doubt or hesitation [v].
Two-Letter Words (1)
UM
Three-Letter Words (10)
BUMCUMGUMHUMLUMMUMRUMSUMVUMYUM
Four-Letter Words (16)
ALUMARUMCHUMDOUMDRUMGAUMGEUMGLUMGRUMNEUMOVUMPLUMSCUMSLUMSTUMSWUM
Five-Letter Words (39)
ALBUMALGUMAURUMBEGUMCECUMDATUMDEGUMDURUMFANUMFILUMFORUMHILUMHOKUMILEUMILIUMIMAUMJORUMJUGUMKHOUMLARUMLINUMLOCUMNOTUMOAKUMODEUMODIUMOLEUMONIUMOPIUMRHEUMSAGUMSCRUMSEBUMSEDUMSERUMSOLUMSTRUMTHRUMVELUM
Six-Letter Words (84)
ACETUMADYTUMAECIUMALARUMALLIUMAMYLUMANTRUMASARUMASYLUMATRIUMBARIUMBOOJUMBUNKUMCAECUMCENTUMCERIUMCESIUMCILIUMCONIUMCORIUMCRINUMCUNDUMCUPRUMCURIUMDADGUMDICTUMDINKUMDIRDUMDORSUMDUMDUMERBIUMESTRUMFERRUMFOLIUMFRENUMGONIUMGRANUMGYPSUMHELIUMINDIUMIONIUMITERUMKALIUMLABIUMLABRUMLUTEUMLYCEUMMAGNUMMEDIUMMENTUMMILIUMMINIUMMUSEUMOIDIUMOMASUMOSMIUMOSTIUMPABLUMPEPLUMPHYLUMPILEUMPLENUMPODIUMPOSSUMQUORUMRADIUMRECTUMREGNUMSACRUMSCUTUMSENSUMSEPTUMSIGLUMSODIUMSPUTUMSUBGUMTALCUMTECTUMTEDIUMTELIUMTERGUMVACUUMVELLUMWAMPUM
Seven-Letter Words (102)
AGENDUMALODIUMALYSSUMARCANUMBACULUMBLELLUMBLUEGUMBOHRIUMCADMIUMCAESIUMCALCIUMCAMBIUMCENTRUMCHETRUMCHILLUMCRANIUMCRISSUMCRUMBUMDECORUMDUBNIUMEARDRUMELUVIUMELYTRUMERRATUMEXUVIUMFERMIUMFRAENUMFRUSTUMFULCRUMGALLIUMHAFNIUMHAHNIUMHASSIUMHOLMIUMHOODLUMHUMDRUMIRIDIUMISCHIUMJEJUNUMJUGULUMLABARUMLADANUMLITHIUMLUSTRUMMAXIMUMMINIMUMMODICUMMUONIUMNATRIUMNIOBIUMNOSTRUMOESTRUMOMENTUMOPOSSUMOPTIMUMORGANUMOSCULUMOUTSWUMPABULUMPALLIUMPANICUMPANTOUMPAPADUMPINETUMPLUMBUMPOMATUMPREMIUMPROTIUMQUANTUMRHENIUMRHODIUMROSTRUMSANCTUMSCROTUMSISTRUMSKELLUMSKOOKUMSLUMGUMSMEDDUMSOLANUMSORGHUMSTADIUMSTANNUMSTERNUMSTEWBUMSTIBIUMSTICKUMSTRATUMTANTRUMTAPETUMTERBIUMTETOTUMTHORIUMTHULIUMTRIDUUMTRITIUMTRIVIUMURANIUMUREDIUMYTTRIUM
and 2 more — use the solver above to search
Eight-Letter Words (156)
ABOMASUMACICULUMACONITUMACTINIUMADDENDUMAECIDIUMAEROBIUMAGERATUMALBURNUMALLODIUMALLUVIUMALUMINUMAMMONIUMAPTERIUMAQUARIUMARGENTUMASCIDIUMATHENEUMBASIDIUMBDELLIUMBIENNIUMBLACKGUMBOTHRIUMBRACHIUMCALADIUMCAPSICUMCARDAMUMCEMENTUMCEREBRUMCHECKSUMCHROMIUMCIBORIUMCINGULUMCOAGULUMCOCOPLUMCOLISEUMCONIDIUMCOREMIUMCORUNDUMCYMATIUMDELIRIUMDIDYMIUMDIESTRUMDILUVIUMDOMINIUMDUODENUMELECTRUMEMPORIUMENCOMIUMEULOGIUMEUROPIUMEXEMPLUMEXORDIUMEXTREMUMFACTOTUMFRANCIUMFRENULUMFURCULUMFUSARIUMGALBANUMGERANIUMGLUCINUMGONIDIUMGUAIACUMGUAIOCUMGYNECIUMHYMENIUMHYPOGEUMILLINIUMILLUVIUMIMPERIUMINDICIUMINDUSIUMINOCULUMLABDANUMLABELLUMLABURNUMLAUDANUMLINOLEUMLIXIVIUMLOMENTUMLUTECIUMLUTETIUMMASURIUMMECONIUMMEZEREUMMOMENTUMMYCELIUMNGULTRUMNOBELIUMOLIBANUMONCIDIUMOOGONIUMORIGANUMPATAGIUMPECULIUMPENDULUMPEPONIUMPERIDIUMPERINEUM
and 56 more — use the solver above to search
Nine-Letter Words (132)
ALUMINIUMAMERICIUMANTHODIUMANTHURIUMANTISERUMARBORETUMASPHALTUMATHENAEUMBACTERIUMBERKELIUMBERYLLIUMBOTULINUMBRONCHIUMBUBBLEGUMCALCANEUMCALDARIUMCALVARIUMCAPITULUMCARBONIUMCASTOREUMCLAUSTRUMCLITELLUMCOCCIDIUMCOLCHICUMCOLLEGIUMCOLLUVIUMCOLLYRIUMCOLOSSEUMCOLOSTRUMCOLUMBIUMCONTAGIUMCONTINUUMCONUNDRUMCREDENDUMCRITERIUMCTENIDIUMCUBICULUMCYMBIDIUMDECENNIUMDENTALIUMDEUTERIUMDIAZONIUMDICHASIUMDORONICUMEFFLUVIUMELATERIUMENDOSTEUMEPICEDIUMEPIMYSIUMEQUISETUMEUPHONIUMFASTIGIUMFLABELLUMFLAGELLUMGELSEMIUMGERMANIUMGYMNASIUMGYNAECEUMGYNAECIUMGYNOECIUMHARMONIUMHERBARIUMHORDEOLUMHOSPITIUMHYDRONIUMINDECORUMLANTHANUMMAGNESIUMMANUBRIUMMARSUPIUMMAUSOLEUMMAZAEDIUMMENSTRUUMMOLLUSCUMNELUMBIUMNEODYMIUMNEPTUNIUMOPERCULUMOPUSCULUMPALLADIUMPARAMYLUMPASTORIUMPETROLEUMPLUTONIUMPOLLINIUMPOLYGONUMPOTASSIUMPRACTICUMPRESIDIUMPTERYGIUMPYCNIDIUMPYRETHRUMREPTILIUMRESPONSUMRETICULUMRHIZOBIUMROSTELLUMRUTHENIUMSACRARIUMSARGASSUM
and 32 more — use the solver above to search
Ten-Letter Words (106)
ACETABULUMAMBULACRUMANAEROBIUMANDROECIUMANTEBELLUMAPOTHECIUMARGUMENTUMASCOGONIUMAUDITORIUMCAFETORIUMCAPITELLUMCEREBELLUMCINERARIUMCOCKALORUMCOLLOQUIUMCOMPENDIUMCONSORTIUMCURRICULUMDELPHINIUMDYSPROSIUMEPICARDIUMEPICENTRUMEPICRANIUMEPIDENDRUMEPINEURIUMEPISTERNUMEPITHELIUMEXOSPORIUMFILOPODIUMGADOLINIUMGLOCHIDIUMHAUSTELLUMHAUSTORIUMHEMELYTRUMHONORARIUMHYPANTHIUMINVOLUCRUMKETTLEDRUMLAWRENCIUMLEBENSRAUMLYCOPODIUMMEERSCHAUMMEITNERIUMMEMORANDUMMILLENNIUMMIRACIDIUMMOLYBDENUMMONOPODIUMMORATORIUMMYOCARDIUMNASTURTIUMNATATORIUMNEPHRIDIUMOCEANARIUMOMMATIDIUMOPPROBRIUMOSMETERIUMOSMIRIDIUMPANCRATIUMPANJANDRUMPARAMECIUMPARAPODIUMPERIMYSIUMPERIOSTEUMPERITONEUMPETROLATUMPHYLLODIUMPLASMODIUMPOLEMONIUMPOLYPARIUMPOSTBELLUMPOSTPARTUMPRAESIDIUMPRESTERNUMPRIMORDIUMPRINCIPIUMPROCAMBIUMPROCTODEUMPROMETHIUMPROPYLAEUMPROSCENIUMPROSTOMIUMPSALTERIUMPUERPERIUMQUADRIVIUMREFERENDUMSANATORIUMSANITARIUMSANITORIUMSCLEROTIUMSEABORGIUMSEQUESTRUMSESTERTIUMSIMULACRUMSPERMATIUMSPORANGIUMSTOMODAEUMSTRAMONIUMSTUMBLEBUMSUBOPTIMUM
and 6 more — use the solver above to search
Eleven-Letter Words (65)
ANIMALCULUMANTEPENDIUMANTHERIDIUMANTIRRHINUMARCHEGONIUMASPERGILLUMBRYOPHYLLUMCALIFORNIUMCANDELABRUMCARPOGONIUMCLOSTRIDIUMCOLUMBARIUMCONDOMINIUMCORRIGENDUMCREMATORIUMCYPRIPEDIUMDEFINIENDUMDESIDERATUMEINSTEINIUMENDOCARDIUMENDOMETRIUMENDOTHECIUMENDOTHELIUMEQUILIBRIUMFLORILEGIUMGAMETANGIUMHESPERIDIUMHORMOGONIUMINCUNABULUMINTERREGNUMLATIFUNDIUMLEPROSARIUMMAGISTERIUMMEDIASTINUMMENDELEVIUMMESOTHELIUMMONOCHASIUMNONALUMINUMOSTENSORIUMPANDEMONIUMPELARGONIUMPENICILLIUMPERICARDIUMPERICRANIUMPERINEURIUMPERITHECIUMPHOSPHONIUMPITTOSPORUMPLANETARIUMPODOPHYLLUMPOSITRONIUMPROCTODAEUMPROTHALLIUMQUADRENNIUMRETINACULUMSCRIPTORIUMSEMPERVIVUMSPOROGONIUMSTAMINODIUMSTYLOPODIUMSUCCEDANEUMTERMITARIUMTETRAZOLIUMULTRAVACUUMUNNILHEXIUM
Twelve-Letter Words (21)
APPRESSORIUMARCHESPORIUMDIVERTICULUMEPITHALAMIUMHIBERNACULUMINFUNDIBULUMNONPETROLEUMPERIONYCHIUMPRASEODYMIUMPROTACTINIUMPROTHALAMIUMPSEUDOPODIUMQUINQUENNIUMRADIOTHORIUMSPERMAGONIUMSUPERPREMIUMSUPERSTRATUMTRANSURANIUMUNNILPENTIUMUNNILQUADIUMXIPHISTERNUM
Thirteen-Letter Words (9)
ARMAMENTARIUMCHRYSANTHEMUMDECAMETHONIUMHEXAMETHONIUMMYCOBACTERIUMODONTOGLOSSUMPERICHONDRIUMRUTHERFORDIUMZOOSPORANGIUM
Fourteen-Letter Words (7)
CHONDROCRANIUMCYANOBACTERIUMDISEQUILIBRIUMMEGASPORANGIUMNONEQUILIBRIUMRADIOSTRONTIUMSPERMATOGONIUM
Fifteen-Letter Words (5)
ARCHAEBACTERIUMCORYNEBACTERIUMCRYPTOSPORIDIUMENTEROBACTERIUMMICROSPORANGIUM