Definition of UMPTEEN

umpteen

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • innumerable but many

Det

  • Relatively large but unspecified in number.

Origin / Etymology

From ump (“colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -teen. Unrelated to ump as in "umpire", simply a mnemonic rhyming aid.

Synonyms

umpty-ump, umteen

Scrabble Score: 11

umpteen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
umpteen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
umpteen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

umpteen is a valid Words With Friends word