MARKET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MARKET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARKET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARKET is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARKET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marketsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARKET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MARKET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does MARKET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place or gathering where people buy and sell goods, or the demand that exists for a product or service.
The oldest sense is a regular gathering in a town square or covered hall where traders sell food, livestock and everyday goods. From that grew the wider idea of an arena of commerce, so that people speak of the housing market, the stock market or a market for a new gadget. The word also works as a verb meaning to promote and sell something, as in marketing a product.
How MARKET is used
Very common in both everyday speech and business writing, with many compounds.
- We bought fresh figs at the market on Saturday morning.
- There is a strong market for handmade furniture in the city.
- Prices at the market rose after the poor harvest.
- The firm hoped to find a new market overseas.
- She took her cheeses to market every week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARKET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARKET
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with MARKET.
Shorter words from the letters in MARKET
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Common questions about MARKET
- Is MARKET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARKET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARKET worth?
- MARKET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARKET mean?
- A place or gathering where people buy and sell goods, or the demand that exists for a product or service.
- What letters can be added to MARKET?
- MARKET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MARKET:
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