MORTMAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MORTMAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MORTMAIN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORTMAIN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORTMAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mortmainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORTMAIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MORTMAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MORTMAIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MORTMAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The permanent holding of land by a church or other body that cannot sell it.
The French roots mean dead hand, and in medieval law mortmain troubled kings because such lands never passed on and paid no dues. Figuratively, writers use it for the heavy influence of the past.
How MORTMAIN is used
A legal and historical term, sometimes used figuratively.
- Statutes of mortmain limited gifts of land to the church.
- The estate was held in mortmain for centuries.
- He felt the mortmain of old family rules on every decision.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORTMAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MORTMAIN
1 longer words begin with MORTMAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MORTMAIN
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Common questions about MORTMAIN
- Is MORTMAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORTMAIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORTMAIN worth?
- MORTMAIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORTMAIN mean?
- The permanent holding of land by a church or other body that cannot sell it.
- What letters can be added to MORTMAIN?
- MORTMAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MORTMAIN:
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