MORA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MORA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MORA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about MORA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 MORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit used in phonetics to measure the length or weight of a syllable.
A mora is the basic building block that linguists use to compare how long different syllables take to say. A short syllable counts as one mora while a long one counts as two, letting languages with very different rhythms be measured on the same scale.
How MORA is used
Specialist term from phonetics and linguistics.
- Japanese poetry counts syllables by mora rather than by stress.
- A long vowel is usually treated as two mora in this analysis.
- The linguist explained how each mora affects the rhythm of speech.
- Students learned to divide the word into its separate mora.
- The textbook compares mora counting across several languages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MORA
The 4 tiles of MORA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MORA
Showing 24 of 57 words that begin with MORA.
Words ending in MORA
3 words end in MORA. Useful as a back hook: play MORA onto a word already on the board.
Words with MORA inside
Showing 24 of 120 words that contain MORA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MORA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MORA
Common questions about MORA
- Is MORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORA worth?
- MORA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORA mean?
- A unit used in phonetics to measure the length or weight of a syllable.
- What letters can be added to MORA?
- MORA takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MORA:
Open MORA in the Word Finder