MURMUR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MURMUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MURMUR?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MURMUR is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MURMUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
murmursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MURMUR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MURMUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,245 thousand.
What does MURMUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A low, soft, continuous sound, such as quiet talk, running water or a distant crowd.
A murmur can come from a stream, from bees, or from a roomful of people speaking quietly, and the word is meant to sound like the thing it names. It also means a half-hidden complaint, as in a murmur of discontent. In medicine, a heart murmur is an unusual whooshing noise that a doctor hears through a stethoscope. The verb means to speak or complain in this soft way.
How MURMUR is used
Both literary and everyday; also a medical term in heart murmur.
- A murmur of approval ran through the audience.
- We fell asleep to the murmur of the sea.
- The doctor heard a faint murmur in the child's heart.
- There was not a murmur of protest from the class.
- The murmur of the stream grew louder as we climbed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MURMUR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MURMUR
11 longer words begin with MURMUR.
Shorter words from the letters in MURMUR
Common questions about MURMUR
- Is MURMUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MURMUR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MURMUR worth?
- MURMUR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MURMUR mean?
- A low, soft, continuous sound, such as quiet talk, running water or a distant crowd.
- What letters can be added to MURMUR?
- MURMUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MURMUR:
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