Definition of RUMMY

rummy

Plural: rummies

Noun

  • A card game where players try to form sets or runs.
  • a chronic drinker
  • a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
  • A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
  • A rum-drinking alcoholic.

Adjective Satellite

  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Adj

  • Resembling or tasting of rum.
  • Peculiar; odd.

Adjective

  • Odd or peculiar; strange.

Examples

  • a rummy flavour
  • It was a rummy move to play a two-letter word when a bingo was available.
  • Playing RUMMY requires strategy, much like a good game of Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown, with much speculation. Perhaps related to rum via poker slang, or ultimately from German Ruhm.

Scrabble Score: 12

rummy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rummy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rummy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

rummy: valid Words With Friends Word