MARA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does MARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large, long-legged rodent related to the guinea pig, native to the grasslands of Patagonia and central Argentina.
A mara looks something like a large hare with long thin legs, and it lives in open grassland where it can run fast to escape predators, unlike most of its burrowing rodent relatives. Pairs of mara often mate for life and share a single burrow with several other pairs.
How MARA is used
Used mainly in zoology when discussing South American wildlife.
- A mara bounded across the open pampas.
- The zoo enclosure housed a pair of mara.
- Unlike a rabbit, the mara is a large rodent.
- The mara's long legs let it outrun most predators.
- Several mara shared the same burrow with their young.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARA
The 4 tiles of MARA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MARA
Showing 24 of 47 words that begin with MARA.
Words ending in MARA
5 words end in MARA. Useful as a back hook: play MARA onto a word already on the board.
Words with MARA inside
Showing 24 of 49 words that contain MARA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MARA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MARA
Common questions about MARA
- Is MARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARA worth?
- MARA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARA mean?
- A large, long-legged rodent related to the guinea pig, native to the grasslands of Patagonia and central Argentina.
- What letters can be added to MARA?
- MARA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MARA:
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