MARTYR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MARTYR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARTYR?
| 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 MARTYR is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARTYR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARTYR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MARTYR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 367,917.
What stands out about MARTYR
- MARTYR gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MARTYR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is put to death or made to suffer greatly for refusing to give up a faith or cause.
The word comes from a Greek term meaning "witness", because early martyrs bore witness to their faith with their lives. Every major religion honours such figures, and political movements use the same word for those who die for a cause. In everyday speech a martyr can also be someone who makes a show of suffering in order to win sympathy.
How MARTYR is used
Solemn in religious and political use; mildly mocking when applied to a self-pitying person.
- The town raised a shrine to the martyr.
- He died a martyr to his principles.
- Stop acting the martyr and let us help you.
- The martyr was remembered each year on the day of his death.
- A martyr to headaches, she kept her curtains drawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARTYR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARTYR
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with MARTYR.
Shorter words from the letters in MARTYR
Common questions about MARTYR
- Is MARTYR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARTYR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARTYR worth?
- MARTYR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARTYR mean?
- A person who is put to death or made to suffer greatly for refusing to give up a faith or cause.
- What letters can be added to MARTYR?
- MARTYR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MARTYR:
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