MUCRO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MUCRO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUCRO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUCRO is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUCRO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mucrosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUCRO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MUCRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does MUCRO mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyzoology
A short, sharp point that terminates a leaf, shell, or other organ in plants and animals.
Botanists use mucro to describe the small, abrupt tip found at the end of an otherwise rounded or blunt leaf, and the related adjective mucronate describes leaves bearing such a point. Zoologists apply the same word to comparable sharp terminal points on shells, spines, or other hard structures. The term comes from Latin mucro, meaning a sharp point or sword tip.
How MUCRO is used
Technical descriptive noun used mainly in botanical and zoological description.
- The leaf ended in a tiny mucro barely visible without a hand lens.
- Botanists noted the sharp mucro at the tip of each sepal.
- The shell's spire narrowed to a fine mucro.
- A short mucro distinguished this species from its smooth-leaved relative.
- Under the microscope, the mucro looked like a small glassy needle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUCRO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUCRO
The 5 tiles of MUCRO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MUCRO
6 longer words begin with MUCRO.
Shorter words from the letters in MUCRO
Common questions about MUCRO
- Is MUCRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUCRO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUCRO worth?
- MUCRO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUCRO mean?
- A short, sharp point that terminates a leaf, shell, or other organ in plants and animals.
- What letters can be added to MUCRO?
- MUCRO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MUCRO:
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