MURRELET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MURRELET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MURRELET?
| 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 MURRELET is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MURRELET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
murreletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MURRELET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MURRELET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MURRELET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MURRELET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small diving seabird of the North Pacific, related to the auks, typically grey above and white below.
The murrelet spends most of its life on the open sea and comes ashore mainly to nest. Bird watchers prize a good view of a murrelet because the species can be hard to spot. It is a close cousin of the murres.
How MURRELET is used
A birding and conservation term, often paired with a descriptive word such as marbled.
- A murrelet bobbed on the grey water beyond the headland.
- We hoped to see a murrelet from the ferry.
- The murrelet dives quickly when a boat comes too close.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MURRELET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MURRELET
1 longer words begin with MURRELET.
Shorter words from the letters in MURRELET
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Common questions about MURRELET
- Is MURRELET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MURRELET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MURRELET worth?
- MURRELET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MURRELET mean?
- A small diving seabird of the North Pacific, related to the auks, typically grey above and white below.
- What letters can be added to MURRELET?
- MURRELET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MURRELET:
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