Definitions For Humbucker

Noun

HUMBUCKER (plural HUMBUCKERs) (music) A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to "buck" (in the sense of "resist" or "overcome") the "hum" (unwanted noise).

Etymology

hum + buck + -er

Synonyms

humbucking pickup

Is Humbucker a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
26

The word Humbucker is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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