MORT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MORT 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 MORT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does MORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalBritish
A note sounded on a hunting horn to signal that the hunted animal has been killed.
A mort was the specific call blown at the close of a chase, distinct from other horn signals used to direct riders and hounds during the hunt. The word survives mainly in accounts of traditional fox and deer hunting rather than in everyday speech.
How MORT is used
Now mostly historical; found in descriptions of hunting customs and rarely used outside that context.
- The huntsman raised his horn and blew the mort as the stag fell.
- A single mort told the field that the chase had ended.
- Old hunting manuals describe several calls, the mort among the most solemn.
- He learned to sound the mort long before he was allowed to ride with the hounds.
- The mort echoed across the valley, and the riders slowed their horses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MORT
Showing 24 of 79 words that begin with MORT.
Words ending in MORT
3 words end in MORT. Useful as a back hook: play MORT onto a word already on the board.
Words with MORT inside
Showing 24 of 60 words that contain MORT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MORT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MORT
Common questions about MORT
- Is MORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORT worth?
- MORT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORT mean?
- A note sounded on a hunting horn to signal that the hunted animal has been killed.
- What letters can be added to MORT?
- MORT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MORT:
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