MIRLITON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MIRLITON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MIRLITON?
| 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 MIRLITON is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MIRLITON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mirlitonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MIRLITON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MIRLITON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MIRLITON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MIRLITON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A toy instrument with a vibrating membrane that gives a nasal, buzzing tone when hummed into, like a kazoo.
The mirliton is a French name for a simple reed-like pipe covered with thin skin or paper. In parts of the United States mirliton also names the chayote, a pear-shaped squash used in Louisiana cooking.
How MIRLITON is used
Mirliton refers to a musical toy in French contexts and to a vegetable in Louisiana cooking.
- The child hummed through a paper mirliton.
- A mirliton adds a comic buzz to the tune.
- Grandmother stuffed the mirliton with shrimp and breadcrumbs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MIRLITON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MIRLITON
1 longer words begin with MIRLITON.
Shorter words from the letters in MIRLITON
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Common questions about MIRLITON
- Is MIRLITON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MIRLITON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MIRLITON worth?
- MIRLITON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MIRLITON mean?
- A toy instrument with a vibrating membrane that gives a nasal, buzzing tone when hummed into, like a kazoo.
- What letters can be added to MIRLITON?
- MIRLITON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MIRLITON:
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