scum

scum is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. verb. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.
2. verb. refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.
3. transitive verb. To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim.
4. transitive verb. To sweep or range over the surface of.
5. intransitive verb. To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively.
6. noun. a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
7. noun. worthless people

   Synonyms: trash

8. verb. remove the scum from

Synonyms

trash

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in scum:

usmc

Common word forms

scums, scummed, scummer, scumless, scumming

Words from these letters

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