MURIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MURIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MURIATE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MURIATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MURIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MURIATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MURIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does MURIATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old name for a chloride, a salt of hydrochloric acid.
Chemists once wrote muriate of ammonia or muriate of potash on bottle labels. Modern naming has replaced it, but the word survives in old texts and in some fertiliser trade names.
How MURIATE is used
Muriate is mostly met in older chemistry books and farming supplies.
- The old label read muriate of potash.
- A muriate was formed when the acid met the metal.
- Farmers bought muriate as a fertiliser.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MURIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MURIATE
2 longer words begin with MURIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MURIATE
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Common questions about MURIATE
- Is MURIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MURIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MURIATE worth?
- MURIATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MURIATE mean?
- An old name for a chloride, a salt of hydrochloric acid.
- What letters can be added to MURIATE?
- MURIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MURIATE:
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