MARL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MARL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARL?
| 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 MARL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MARL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does MARL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, crumbly mixture of clay and lime, used mainly to improve soil for farming.
Marl forms naturally where clay and calcium carbonate settle together, and farmers have long dug it up and spread it on fields to reduce soil acidity and improve fertility. The word can also serve as a verb meaning to spread marl over land.
How MARL is used
Used in agriculture and geology; also a verb, to marl a field.
- Farmers once dug marl from the pit behind the barn.
- The soil here contains a thick layer of marl.
- They used to marl the fields every few years.
- Marl improved the acidic soil on the old farm.
- Geologists studied the marl exposed along the riverbank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARL
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with MARL.
Words with MARL inside
1 words contain MARL in the middle. Words that start with MARL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MARL
Common questions about MARL
- Is MARL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARL worth?
- MARL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARL mean?
- A soft, crumbly mixture of clay and lime, used mainly to improve soil for farming.
- What letters can be added to MARL?
- MARL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MARL:
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