MOORWORT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MOORWORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOORWORT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOORWORT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOORWORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moorwortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOORWORT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOORWORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOORWORT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MOORWORT
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOORWORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low evergreen shrub of wet peaty ground, bearing nodding clusters of pink or white flowers.
Moorwort grows in cold bogs of the northern world, where few other shrubs can cope with the acid, waterlogged soil. Its narrow leaves and bell-like blooms make the moorwort look delicate, yet it survives harsh winters. Gardeners usually know the same plant as bog rosemary.
How MOORWORT is used
The word moorwort is a botanical and regional name for a bog plant.
- Pink flowers of moorwort dotted the edge of the peat bog.
- The moorwort needs wet acidic soil to survive.
- A patch of moorwort glowed in the pale spring light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOORWORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOORWORT
The 8 tiles of MOORWORT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MOORWORT
1 longer words begin with MOORWORT.
Shorter words from the letters in MOORWORT
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Common questions about MOORWORT
- Is MOORWORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOORWORT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOORWORT worth?
- MOORWORT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOORWORT mean?
- A low evergreen shrub of wet peaty ground, bearing nodding clusters of pink or white flowers.
- What letters can be added to MOORWORT?
- MOORWORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOORWORT:
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