MAR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. MAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAR?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAR is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about MAR
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To spoil the appearance or quality of something.
Mar has narrowed a great deal over time: it once meant to damage seriously and now means little more than to blemish. It survives mostly in writing, and the old phrase about making or marring a thing is the oldest use still current.
How MAR is used
Marred, marring. Chiefly written.
- A single crack marred an otherwise perfect facade.
- The word mar once meant to destroy outright.
- Nothing marred the evening except the bill.
- To make or mar something is the oldest surviving phrase.
- Rain marred the whole of the second day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAR
The 3 tiles of MAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MAR
Showing 24 of 682 words that begin with MAR.
Words ending in MAR
23 words end in MAR. Useful as a back hook: play MAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAR inside
Showing 24 of 664 words that contain MAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAR
Common questions about MAR
- Is MAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAR worth?
- MAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAR mean?
- To spoil the appearance or quality of something.
- What letters can be added to MAR?
- MAR takes 11 hooks: 0 in front and 11 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MAR:
Open MAR in the Word Finder