MURRY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MURRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MURRY?
| 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 MURRY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MURRY
Front hooks — 1
smurryBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MURRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MURRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 313,698.
What does MURRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rarezoology
A moray eel; an alternative name for the moray, used chiefly in older or regional writing.
Murry describes the same reef-dwelling eel more commonly called a moray, with the two names sharing a common origin. Older natural history writing and some regional usage favor murry, while moray now dominates modern scientific and everyday English. Because the two words refer to the same fish, murry rarely appears alongside moray within the same text.
How MURRY is used
Rare alternative name for the moray eel, mostly found in older or regional sources.
- Old fishing records mention the murry alongside other reef eels.
- A murry lurked in the rocky crevice near the boat.
- The naturalist's journal referred to the eel only as a murry.
- Local fishermen still call the moray a murry.
- The murry's mottled skin helped it hide among the rocks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MURRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in MURRY
1 words end in MURRY. Useful as a back hook: play MURRY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MURRY
Common questions about MURRY
- Is MURRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MURRY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MURRY worth?
- MURRY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MURRY mean?
- A moray eel; an alternative name for the moray, used chiefly in older or regional writing.
- What letters can be added to MURRY?
- MURRY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MURRY:
Open MURRY in the Word Finder