MURTHER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MURTHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MURTHER?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MURTHER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MURTHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
murthersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MURTHER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MURTHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 926,363.
What does MURTHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicdialect
An old or dialect spelling of murder, meaning the unlawful killing of a person.
Murther turns up in older English texts and Shakespearean-style speech, where the spelling lends an antique, dramatic tone. Modern writers use it only for deliberate period flavour.
How MURTHER is used
Murther is an archaic form kept in historical quotations and period-style writing.
- The ballad told of a foul murther done on the moor.
- In the old play, the king cried out against murther most foul.
- The chronicler used murther where we would now write murder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MURTHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MURTHER
5 longer words begin with MURTHER.
Shorter words from the letters in MURTHER
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Common questions about MURTHER
- Is MURTHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MURTHER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MURTHER worth?
- MURTHER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MURTHER mean?
- An old or dialect spelling of murder, meaning the unlawful killing of a person.
- What letters can be added to MURTHER?
- MURTHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MURTHER:
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