MUDRA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MUDRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUDRA?
| 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 MUDRA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUDRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mudrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUDRA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MUDRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does MUDRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A symbolic hand gesture, often combined with a particular finger position, used in Hindu and Buddhist religious ritual, classical Indian dance, and the practice of yoga.
Dancers, priests, and yoga practitioners across South and Southeast Asia use a mudra to communicate meaning through the precise position of the hands and fingers rather than through words. In classical Indian dance forms such as Bharatanatyam and Kathak, performers learn dozens of distinct mudras, each standing for a specific object, emotion, or idea that the audience is trained to recognise instantly. Buddhist and Hindu statues and paintings frequently show deities and teachers holding a particular mudra, and viewers familiar with the tradition can read the gesture as a kind of visual shorthand for the figure's role or teaching. In modern yoga practice, a mudra is often held during meditation or breathing exercises, on the belief that the hand position channels or redirects the body's energy.
How MUDRA is used
Used mainly in writing about Indian dance, Hindu and Buddhist ritual art, and yoga practice, always naming a specific symbolic hand gesture.
- The dancer's hands formed an intricate mudra as the music paused.
- Statues of the seated Buddha often show a calming mudra.
- The yoga teacher demonstrated a simple mudra for beginners.
- Each mudra in the temple carving carries its own meaning.
- She practised the mudra silently before the performance began.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUDRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUDRA
1 longer words begin with MUDRA.
Shorter words from the letters in MUDRA
Common questions about MUDRA
- Is MUDRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUDRA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUDRA worth?
- MUDRA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUDRA mean?
- A symbolic hand gesture, often combined with a particular finger position, used in Hindu and Buddhist religious ritual, classical Indian dance, and the practice of yoga.
- What letters can be added to MUDRA?
- MUDRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MUDRA:
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