MUSKRAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MUSKRAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSKRAT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSKRAT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSKRAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
muskratsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUSKRAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MUSKRAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does MUSKRAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large water-living North American rodent with a musky smell, a flat scaly tail and valued dark fur.
The muskrat builds domed lodges of reeds in marshes and ponds, and swims with its webbed hind feet. It looks like a small beaver but has a narrow tail. Its pelt is sold as fur, sometimes under other trade names.
How MUSKRAT is used
Used for the animal itself and for its fur in trapping, wildlife and clothing contexts.
- A muskrat swam across the pond leaving a wide ripple.
- The trapper sold a dozen muskrat pelts that winter.
- Reeds piled in the marsh showed where a muskrat had built its lodge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSKRAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUSKRAT
1 longer words begin with MUSKRAT.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSKRAT
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Common questions about MUSKRAT
- Is MUSKRAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSKRAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSKRAT worth?
- MUSKRAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSKRAT mean?
- A large water-living North American rodent with a musky smell, a flat scaly tail and valued dark fur.
- What letters can be added to MUSKRAT?
- MUSKRAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MUSKRAT:
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