MONOTONY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MONOTONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONOTONY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONOTONY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOTONY
No single letter turns MONOTONY into another word.
How MONOTONY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MONOTONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOTONY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONOTONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Tiresome sameness that offers no variety or interest, whether in daily routine or in the sound of a voice.
Monotony is what makes a long task or a flat speaking voice feel endless. Workers on an assembly line often complain of it, and a lecturer with a single tone can produce it in a whole room. Breaking the monotony usually means adding some change, however small.
How MONOTONY is used
The word monotony is used for repetitive work, routines and unvarying sounds alike.
- The monotony of the long motorway journey made the passengers drowsy.
- She took up painting to escape the monotony of office life.
- His speech droned on in a monotony that put half the audience to sleep.
- A single song on repeat can turn into pure monotony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONOTONY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOTONY
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Common questions about MONOTONY
- Is MONOTONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONOTONY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONOTONY worth?
- MONOTONY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONOTONY mean?
- Tiresome sameness that offers no variety or interest, whether in daily routine or in the sound of a voice.
- What letters can be added to MONOTONY?
- No single letter can be added to MONOTONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MONOTONY:
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