MURPHY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MURPHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MURPHY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MURPHY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MURPHY
No single letter turns MURPHY into another word.
How MURPHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MURPHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about MURPHY
- MURPHY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MURPHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalIrish
A potato, as named in casual speech.
Murphy is a playful nickname borrowed from a common Irish surname, reflecting the place of the potato in Irish life. It is more at home in speech and songs than in print.
How MURPHY is used
Murphy is a casual, regional word for a potato.
- Pass me another murphy from the pot.
- A plate of boiled murphy and cabbage was dinner.
- He dug a murphy out of the field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MURPHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MURPHY
Common questions about MURPHY
- Is MURPHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MURPHY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MURPHY worth?
- MURPHY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MURPHY mean?
- A potato, as named in casual speech.
- What letters can be added to MURPHY?
- No single letter can be added to MURPHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MURPHY:
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