rumour

Plural: rumours

Noun

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
British, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.
A prolonged, indistinct noise.

Verb

Verb Forms: rumoured, rumouring, rumours

To spread unverified information or gossip by hearsay (British spelling).
tell or spread rumors
Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor.

Examples

He would rumour false dictionary entries to distract his Words With Friends opponents.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumour, rumor, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“to shout, roar”).

Synonyms

bruit, hearsay, rumor

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

rumour: valid Words With Friends Word