MARTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MARTEN 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 MARTEN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARTEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARTEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARTEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MARTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does MARTEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slender, weasel-like mammal with a bushy tail and soft fur, related to minks and sables, that lives mostly in trees.
A marten hunts small animals and birds through the forests of Europe, Asia, and North America, its long body and sharp claws letting it move easily along branches. Its thick, soft fur has long been prized for coats and hats, and some kinds, such as the pine marten, are still trapped or farmed for this reason. The related American species is more often called a sable than a marten, and the word marten should not be confused with the unrelated bird called a martin.
How MARTEN is used
Chiefly a term from zoology and the fur trade; not to be confused with the bird called a martin.
- A pine marten darted up the trunk and vanished into the leaves.
- The trapper's cabin was lined with marten pelts drying by the fire.
- Foresters occasionally spot a marten hunting squirrels at dusk.
- Its long, slender body lets a marten chase prey through narrow branches.
- European martens are smaller and darker than their American relatives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARTEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARTEN
5 longer words begin with MARTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in MARTEN
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Common questions about MARTEN
- Is MARTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARTEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARTEN worth?
- MARTEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARTEN mean?
- A slender, weasel-like mammal with a bushy tail and soft fur, related to minks and sables, that lives mostly in trees.
- What letters can be added to MARTEN?
- MARTEN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MARTEN:
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