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Is maroon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word maroon is a Scrabble US word. The word maroon is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

M3A1R1O1O1N1

Is maroon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word maroon is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

M3A1R1O1O1N1

Is maroon a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word maroon is a Words With Friends word. The word maroon is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4A1R1O1O1N2

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6-letter words (2 found)

MAROON,ROMANO,

5-letter words (5 found)

MANOR,MARON,MORON,NORMA,ROMAN,

4-letter words (15 found)

MANO,MOAN,MONA,MONO,MOON,MOOR,MORA,MORN,NOMA,NORM,ROAM,ROAN,ROMA,ROOM,ROON,

3-letter words (23 found)

ARM,MAN,MAR,MNA,MOA,MON,MOO,MOR,NAM,NOM,NOO,NOR,OAR,OMA,ONO,OOM,OON,OOR,ORA,RAM,RAN,ROM,ROO,

2-letter words (11 found)

AM,AN,AR,MA,MO,NA,NO,OM,ON,OO,OR,

You can make 56 words from maroon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of maroon

maroon

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mə-ro͞onʹ IPA(key): /məˈɹuːn/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /məˈɹəʉn/, /məˈɹʉːn/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧roon
  • Rhymes: -uːn, -əʊn

Etymology 1

From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”); see that entry for more.

Noun

maroon (plural maroons)

  1. An escaped black of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]
  2. A castaway; a person who has been marooned. [from 19th c.]
    Synonyms: castaway, marooner
Alternative forms
  • Maroon
Translations

Adjective

maroon (not comparable)

  1. Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
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Verb

maroon (third-person singular simple present maroons, present participle marooning, simple past and past participle marooned)

  1. To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
Derived terms
  • marooner
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Further reading

  • A good short account of the "Bush Negroes" in Suriname

Etymology 2

French marron (“chestnut; brown”), from Italian marrone (“chestnut; brown”). Compare Spanish marrón.

Noun

maroon (countable and uncountable, plural maroons)

  1. A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Derived terms
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Adjective

maroon (comparative more maroon, superlative most maroon)

  1. Of a maroon color
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See also

  • (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)

Etymology 3

Unknown. Possibly related to the sense “castaway” (etymology 1), or owing to the fact that the color of a fired flare was commonly red (etymology 2).

Noun

maroon (plural maroons)

  1. (nautical) A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (for example, to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).

Etymology 4

From an intentional mispronunciation of the word moron used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny.

Noun

maroon (plural maroons)

  1. (slang, derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool, Thesaurus:idiot

Anagrams

  • Morano, Romano-, romano

Source: wiktionary.org