MONDEGREEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MONDEGREEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONDEGREEN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONDEGREEN is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONDEGREEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mondegreensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONDEGREEN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MONDEGREEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONDEGREEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONDEGREEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A misheard word or phrase, especially in a song lyric, that gives it a new, often funny meaning.
The word was coined from a child who heard a ballad line about laying a lord on the green as Lady Mondegreen. A mondegreen shows how the ear fills gaps with something familiar.
How MONDEGREEN is used
Used when joking about misheard lyrics or sayings.
- Hearing "excuse me while I kiss this guy" is a classic mondegreen.
- My favourite mondegreen turned a hymn into nonsense.
- Every family seems to have its own mondegreen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONDEGREEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONDEGREEN
1 longer words begin with MONDEGREEN.
Shorter words from the letters in MONDEGREEN
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Common questions about MONDEGREEN
- Is MONDEGREEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONDEGREEN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONDEGREEN worth?
- MONDEGREEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONDEGREEN mean?
- A misheard word or phrase, especially in a song lyric, that gives it a new, often funny meaning.
- What letters can be added to MONDEGREEN?
- MONDEGREEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MONDEGREEN:
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