MACRURAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MACRURAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MACRURAN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MACRURAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACRURAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
macruransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MACRURAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MACRURAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MACRURAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MACRURAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A crustacean with a long abdomen, such as a lobster, prawn or crayfish.
Biologists once grouped each macruran together by body shape rather than ancestry. Today the grouping is considered outdated.
How MACRURAN is used
Macruran is an older zoological term.
- The lobster is a typical macruran.
- Early naturalists classified each macruran by its tail.
- A macruran can flick its tail to escape.
- The tank held a macruran and several crabs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MACRURAN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MACRURAN
1 longer words begin with MACRURAN.
Shorter words from the letters in MACRURAN
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Common questions about MACRURAN
- Is MACRURAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACRURAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACRURAN worth?
- MACRURAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MACRURAN mean?
- A crustacean with a long abdomen, such as a lobster, prawn or crayfish.
- What letters can be added to MACRURAN?
- MACRURAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MACRURAN:
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