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Is maraud a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word maraud is a Scrabble US word. The word maraud is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is maraud a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word maraud is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

MARAUD,

5-letter words (3 found)

DAMAR,DRAMA,MUDRA,

4-letter words (14 found)

ARUM,AURA,DAUR,DRAM,DRUM,DUAR,DUMA,DURA,MAAR,MARA,MARD,MAUD,MURA,UMRA,

3-letter words (16 found)

AMA,AMU,ARD,ARM,AUA,DAM,DUM,MAA,MAD,MAR,MUD,RAD,RAM,RUD,RUM,URD,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AD,AM,AR,DA,MA,MU,UM,UR,

You can make 43 words from maraud according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of maraud

maraud

Etymology

From French marauder, derivative of maraud (rogue, vagabond), from Middle French maraud (rascal), from Old French *marault (beggar, vagabond), from marir, marrir (to trouble, stray, lose ones way, be lost), from Frankish *marʀijan (to neglect, hinder), from Proto-Germanic *marzijaną (to neglect, hinder, spoil), from Proto-Indo-European *mers- (to trouble, confuse, ignore, forget), + Old French suffix -ault, -aud. Cognate with Old High German marrjan, marren (to obstruct, hinder), Old Saxon merrian (to hinder, waste), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (marzjan, to offend). Related to mar.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈɹɔːd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈɹɔd/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /mɘˈɹoːd/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːd, -oːd

Verb

maraud (third-person singular simple present marauds, present participle marauding, simple past and past participle marauded)

  1. (intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
  2. (intransitive) To go about aggressively or in a predatory manner.
  3. (transitive) To raid and pillage.

Usage notes

The verb and adjective are more common as marauding.

Translations

See also

  • marauder

Anagrams

  • Madura, damaru, daruma

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French *marault, see maraud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁo/

Noun

maraud m (plural marauds, feminine maraude)

  1. (dated, derogatory) rogue
    Synonyms: coquin, drôle

Derived terms

  • marauder

Descendants

  • German: marode
    • Czech: marod
    • Polish: maruda

Further reading

  • “maraud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org