MORNE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. MORNE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MORNE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORNE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORNE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MORNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about MORNE
- The same 5 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 MORNE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
In heraldry, describing a lion shown without teeth, tongue, or claws.
Heralds use morne to note that an emblem's lion has been drawn stripped of its natural weapons, a detail sometimes used to soften a coat of arms or mark a particular family distinction. The term belongs to the formal vocabulary used when blazoning, or describing, a coat of arms in words.
How MORNE is used
A specialist heraldic term used when describing coats of arms.
- The blazon described the lion as morne, lacking claws and tongue.
- A morne lion appears less fierce than one shown fully armed.
- Heraldic scholars noted the rare use of a morne beast on the shield.
- The family crest featured a morne lion in silver.
- Artists rendering the arms had to draw the lion morne, exactly as blazoned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MORNE
The 5 tiles of MORNE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MORNE
2 longer words begin with MORNE.
Words ending in MORNE
2 words end in MORNE. Useful as a back hook: play MORNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MORNE inside
2 words contain MORNE in the middle. Words that start with MORNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MORNE
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Common questions about MORNE
- Is MORNE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MORNE is not in it.
- How many points is MORNE worth?
- MORNE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORNE mean?
- In heraldry, describing a lion shown without teeth, tongue, or claws.
- What letters can be added to MORNE?
- MORNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MORNE:
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