Umps
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of ump, referring to the officials who enforce the rules and make decisions during a baseball game.
“After a disputed call, the umps huddled together before announcing their final decision.”
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Ends in -MPS, a useful consonant cluster, M in position two is worth testing for Wordle elimination
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Worth 8 points, P and M both score moderately, UMPS is a clean, valid Scrabble play with good board flexibility
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