MAROON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MAROON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAROON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAROON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAROON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maroonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAROON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAROON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,700.
What does MAROON mean in Scrabble?
verb
To abandon someone in an isolated place, typically an island or a remote coast, with no way to leave or call for help.
To maroon someone was originally a deliberate punishment: mutinous or troublesome sailors were put ashore on a remote island or coast and left behind by their own ship. The same spelling also names a dark brownish-red colour and, historically, communities descended from escaped slaves who built independent settlements in the Caribbean and the Americas, both of which are separate meanings of the word rather than extensions of the verb. Today maroon is most often used loosely, of anyone stranded by bad luck or broken transport rather than by deliberate cruelty.
How MAROON is used
Often used loosely of being stranded by bad weather or broken transport, not only by deliberate abandonment.
- The mutineers marooned their captain on a small, uninhabited island.
- A sudden storm marooned the hikers on the far side of the flooded river.
- She felt marooned in the airport after every flight was cancelled.
- The pirates threatened to maroon anyone who disobeyed an order.
- Heavy snow marooned the village for almost a week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAROON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAROON
The 6 tiles of MAROON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MAROON
6 longer words begin with MAROON.
Shorter words from the letters in MAROON
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Common questions about MAROON
- Is MAROON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAROON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAROON worth?
- MAROON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAROON mean?
- To abandon someone in an isolated place, typically an island or a remote coast, with no way to leave or call for help.
- What letters can be added to MAROON?
- MAROON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAROON:
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