MONOPHTHONG is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. MONOPHTHONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONOPHTHONG?
| 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 MONOPHTHONG is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOPHTHONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monophthongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONOPHTHONG scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MONOPHTHONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOPHTHONG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONOPHTHONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A vowel sound that stays steady from beginning to end.
The vowel in "bet" is a monophthong, while the vowel in "boy" glides and so is a diphthong. Accents differ in whether they keep a vowel pure or let it glide.
How MONOPHTHONG is used
Used in phonetics and linguistics when describing vowels.
- The Spanish letter a is a clear monophthong.
- Some accents turn a diphthong into a monophthong.
- A monophthong holds one position of the tongue throughout.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOPHTHONG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONOPHTHONG
8 longer words begin with MONOPHTHONG.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOPHTHONG
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Common questions about MONOPHTHONG
- Is MONOPHTHONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOPHTHONG, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOPHTHONG worth?
- MONOPHTHONG is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOPHTHONG mean?
- A vowel sound that stays steady from beginning to end.
- What letters can be added to MONOPHTHONG?
- MONOPHTHONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MONOPHTHONG:
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