Wampum
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An informal term for money, originally referring to shell beads used as currency by some Native American peoples.
“The gambler had lost all his wampum by the end of the evening.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
wam·pum
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Wordle
W-A-M-P-U-M, vowels A and U, M appears at positions 3 and 6
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points, M appears twice and P adds value, high-scoring for a short word
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