MORAINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MORAINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MORAINE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORAINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORAINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
morainesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORAINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MORAINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What does MORAINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A mass of rocks, earth and other debris carried down and left behind by a glacier.
Geologists read a moraine like a record of where the ice once reached, since it often forms a ridge at the glacier's edge or snout. Hills of this kind can remain long after the ice has melted.
How MORAINE is used
Moraine is a geology term, also common in guides to mountain and glacier landscapes.
- The hikers climbed over a rough moraine to reach the ice.
- A long moraine marks the glacier's farthest advance.
- The village stands on an old moraine above the valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORAINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MORAINE
The 7 tiles of MORAINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MORAINE
1 longer words begin with MORAINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MORAINE
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Common questions about MORAINE
- Is MORAINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORAINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORAINE worth?
- MORAINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORAINE mean?
- A mass of rocks, earth and other debris carried down and left behind by a glacier.
- What letters can be added to MORAINE?
- MORAINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MORAINE:
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