MONTANE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MONTANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONTANE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONTANE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONTANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
montanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONTANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MONTANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What does MONTANE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of, relating to or living in mountainous country.
Ecologists reach for montane when they sort life by height: it names the zone above the lowland plains and below the bare high peaks. Montane forests are cooler and wetter than the valleys beneath.
How MONTANE is used
Montane is used in ecology and geography for plants, animals and climates found in mountains.
- A montane forest of fir and spruce covered the slopes.
- The montane climate there brings snow well into spring.
- Several montane birds nest only above a certain height.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONTANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MONTANE
The 7 tiles of MONTANE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MONTANE
1 longer words begin with MONTANE.
Shorter words from the letters in MONTANE
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Common questions about MONTANE
- Is MONTANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONTANE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONTANE worth?
- MONTANE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONTANE mean?
- Of, relating to or living in mountainous country.
- What letters can be added to MONTANE?
- MONTANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MONTANE:
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