MUDLARK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MUDLARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUDLARK?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUDLARK is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUDLARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mudlarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUDLARK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MUDLARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does MUDLARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A person who searches river mud at low tide for objects of value, or a ragged street child.
Victorian mudlarks scavenged the banks of the Thames for coal, rope and coins. Today the word is also used for hobbyists with a permit who hunt for history along the riverbed.
How MUDLARK is used
Mudlark appears in historical writing about London and in modern accounts of river treasure hunting.
- A mudlark found a clay pipe at low tide.
- Dickens wrote about the poor mudlark who lived on the riverbank.
- The museum displays coins that a mudlark dug out of the Thames.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUDLARK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUDLARK
3 longer words begin with MUDLARK.
Shorter words from the letters in MUDLARK
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Common questions about MUDLARK
- Is MUDLARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUDLARK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUDLARK worth?
- MUDLARK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUDLARK mean?
- A person who searches river mud at low tide for objects of value, or a ragged street child.
- What letters can be added to MUDLARK?
- MUDLARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MUDLARK:
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