MONORAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MONORAIL 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 MONORAIL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONORAIL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONORAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monorailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONORAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MONORAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONORAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONORAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A railway whose track is a single rail, often raised above the ground.
A monorail train may straddle its beam or hang beneath it, and cities use a monorail for airports and theme parks. It needs less space than a standard line.
How MONORAIL is used
Monorail names both the track and the system of trains that runs on it.
- The monorail carried visitors across the park.
- A monorail glided silently above the street.
- The city planned a monorail to the airport.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONORAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONORAIL
1 longer words begin with MONORAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in MONORAIL
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Common questions about MONORAIL
- Is MONORAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONORAIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONORAIL worth?
- MONORAIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONORAIL mean?
- A railway whose track is a single rail, often raised above the ground.
- What letters can be added to MONORAIL?
- MONORAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MONORAIL:
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