MAVOURNEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MAVOURNEEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAVOURNEEN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAVOURNEEN is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAVOURNEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mavourneensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAVOURNEEN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MAVOURNEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAVOURNEEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAVOURNEEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
Irish for my darling; an endearment used when speaking to a loved one.
Mavourneen comes from the Irish language and is mostly used when speaking directly to a loved one. It lives on chiefly in old songs and stories set in Ireland.
How MAVOURNEEN is used
Sentimental and old-fashioned; used as a form of address in Irish settings.
- Sing to me again, mavourneen, before the fire dies.
- He whispered, "Do not weep, mavourneen."
- The old ballad is addressed to a lost mavourneen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAVOURNEEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAVOURNEEN
1 longer words begin with MAVOURNEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in MAVOURNEEN
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Common questions about MAVOURNEEN
- Is MAVOURNEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAVOURNEEN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAVOURNEEN worth?
- MAVOURNEEN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAVOURNEEN mean?
- Irish for my darling; an endearment used when speaking to a loved one.
- What letters can be added to MAVOURNEEN?
- MAVOURNEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MAVOURNEEN:
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