MONOTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MONOTONE 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 MONOTONE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONOTONE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONOTONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MONOTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONOTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A single unchanging tone of voice or sound, without variation in pitch.
A speaker in a monotone sounds flat and can send listeners to sleep. Music teachers also use monotone for chanting on one note, and as a verb the word means to speak that way.
How MONOTONE is used
Monotone is used for voices and sounds, and as an adjective for dull sameness.
- He read the report in a flat monotone.
- The hum of the machine settled into a monotone.
- The monks chanted the prayer in monotone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONOTONE
2 longer words begin with MONOTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOTONE
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Common questions about MONOTONE
- Is MONOTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOTONE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOTONE worth?
- MONOTONE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOTONE mean?
- A single unchanging tone of voice or sound, without variation in pitch.
- What letters can be added to MONOTONE?
- MONOTONE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MONOTONE:
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