MAUGRE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MAUGRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAUGRE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAUGRE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAUGRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAUGRE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAUGRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about MAUGRE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAUGRE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
archaic
In spite of; in defiance of; notwithstanding.
The word came into English from Old French, where it meant ill will, so the idea of acting against someone's wishes is built into it. Older writers placed maugre before a person or a thing that stood in the way, as in maugre his enemies. Spelling varied widely, and the form mauger was one of many variants, but readers today meet the word almost only in books from past centuries.
How MAUGRE is used
Archaic; found in old poetry and prose and in deliberate imitations of them.
- He kept his word maugre all the threats against him.
- The knight rode on maugre the storm.
- Maugre their efforts, the gate held fast.
- She wrote the old word maugre in the margin of the poem.
- The line begins with maugre and ends with a rhyme.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAUGRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAUGRE
The 6 tiles of MAUGRE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MAUGRE
2 longer words begin with MAUGRE.
Shorter words from the letters in MAUGRE
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Common questions about MAUGRE
- Is MAUGRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAUGRE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAUGRE worth?
- MAUGRE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAUGRE mean?
- In spite of; in defiance of; notwithstanding.
- What letters can be added to MAUGRE?
- MAUGRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAUGRE:
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