Is “Gumming” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
GUMMING
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Gumming

/ˈɡʌmɪŋ/

verb
  1. 1.To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.

  2. 2.To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

verb
  1. 1.(sometimes with up) To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.

  2. 2.To stiffen with glue or gum.

  3. 3.(sometimes with together) To inelegantly attach into a sequence.

noun
  1. 1.The act of chewing without teeth.

  2. 2.The manual removal of clay, or "gum", from cut coal.

  3. 3.The act of fastening with gum, especially the application of gum-water to a lithographic stone.