MAUMETRY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MAUMETRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAUMETRY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAUMETRY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAUMETRY
No single letter turns MAUMETRY into another word.
How MAUMETRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAUMETRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAUMETRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAUMETRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Idolatry, the worship of false gods or images, in an old-fashioned sense once linked to the faith of Muhammad.
The word maumetry comes from a medieval misunderstanding that Muslims worshipped idols, and it reflects the prejudice of its era. Today it survives only in old texts and in word lists.
How MAUMETRY is used
Found only in medieval or archaic writing; avoid it in modern usage.
- The chronicle condemns maumetry in strong terms.
- Old English sources use maumetry to mean the worship of idols.
- Scholars explain that maumetry was a medieval slur born of ignorance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAUMETRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MAUMETRY
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Common questions about MAUMETRY
- Is MAUMETRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAUMETRY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAUMETRY worth?
- MAUMETRY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAUMETRY mean?
- Idolatry, the worship of false gods or images, in an old-fashioned sense once linked to the faith of Muhammad.
- What letters can be added to MAUMETRY?
- No single letter can be added to MAUMETRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAUMETRY:
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