MURR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MURR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MURR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MURR is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MURR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MURR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MURR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does MURR mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicdialect
An old or dialect name for a head cold or catarrh.
Murr turns up in older English medical writing and country speech, usually in accounts of a seasonal ailment that left a person sniffling and hoarse. Physicians once used the term routinely, but everyday speakers today would simply mention a runny nose without ever reaching for this obscure label.
How MURR is used
Archaic and dialect; largely replaced by cold or catarrh in modern use.
- The old remedy book lists several cures for a bad murr.
- He caught a murr after standing in the rain all afternoon.
- Her voice was thick with a murr that lasted the whole week.
- Country folk once blamed the murr on the damp autumn air.
- The physician's notes describe the murr as a common winter complaint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MURR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MURR
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with MURR.
Words with MURR inside
16 words contain MURR in the middle. Words that start with MURR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MURR
Common questions about MURR
- Is MURR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MURR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MURR worth?
- MURR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MURR mean?
- An old or dialect name for a head cold or catarrh.
- What letters can be added to MURR?
- MURR takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MURR:
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