MORTICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MORTICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MORTICIAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORTICIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORTICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
morticiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORTICIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MORTICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MORTICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MORTICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A person whose job is to prepare the dead for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals.
The word is mainly American and sounds gentler than the older term undertaker. A mortician often works with grieving families as well as with the body.
How MORTICIAN is used
Common in American English as the polite name for a funeral worker.
- The mortician met the family at the funeral home.
- She trained for two years to become a mortician.
- A local mortician handled all the arrangements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORTICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MORTICIAN
1 longer words begin with MORTICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in MORTICIAN
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Common questions about MORTICIAN
- Is MORTICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORTICIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORTICIAN worth?
- MORTICIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORTICIAN mean?
- A person whose job is to prepare the dead for burial or cremation and to arrange funerals.
- What letters can be added to MORTICIAN?
- MORTICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MORTICIAN:
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