Dumdums
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of dumdum: soft-nosed bullets designed to expand on impact, causing severe and wide wounds.
“The use of dumdums in warfare has been prohibited under international conventions for over a century.”
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Synonyms
expanding bulletshollow-pointssoft-nosed bullets
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Wordle
The DUM syllable repeated makes this distinctive. All very common letters with no hidden traps.
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points. Requires multiple D and M tiles. Rare but valid and can catch opponents off guard.
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