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Is mono a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mono is a Scrabble US word. The word mono is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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M3O1N1O1

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4-letter words (2 found)

MONO,MOON,

3-letter words (7 found)

MON,MOO,NOM,NOO,ONO,OOM,OON,

2-letter words (5 found)

MO,NO,OM,ON,OO,

You can make 14 words from mono according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mono

mono

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒ.nəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.noʊ/
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈmoːnoː/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnoʊ
  • Hyphenation: mon‧o

Etymology 1

Shortenings, ultimately from the prefix mono- (“one, single”).

Noun

mono (uncountable)

  1. (slang, UK, Australia) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding.
    Synonym: wheelie
  2. (eating disorders) A diet where someome eats only one type of food.
    plum mono ― plums-only diet (typically for a day)
  3. (category theory) Clipping of monomorphism.
  4. (pathology, informal) Clipping of mononucleosis.
Related terms
  • monic

Adjective

mono (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Clipping of monochrome.
  2. (informal) Clipping of monosexual.
    Coordinate terms: bi, pan

Etymology 2

Clipping of monophonic.

Adjective

mono (not comparable)

  2. (informal) Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
    Coordinate term: stereo
Translations

Etymology 3

Clipping of monoamorous.

Adjective

mono (comparative more mono, superlative most mono)

  1. (informal) Monoamorous, monogamous.
    Coordinate term: poly

Noun

mono (plural monos)

  1. (informal) A monogamous person.

See also

  • mono no aware

Anagrams

  • Moon, OMON, moon, nomo-

Aragonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mono m (plural monos)

  1. monkey

References

  • Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “mono”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French monnaie and English money, both from Latin monēta (“money, coin, mint”), from the name of the temple of Juno Moneta in Rome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmono/
  • Rhymes: -ono
  • Hyphenation: mo‧no

Noun

mono (accusative singular monon, plural monoj, accusative plural monojn)

  1. money

Derived terms

Anagrams

  • nomo, omon

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmono/, [ˈmo̞no̞]
  • Rhymes: -ono
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧no
  • Hyphenation(key): mo‧no

Etymology 1

From a trademark "Mono", registered in 1932 by Lahden Saapas- ja Lapikasteollisuus O.Y, since 1943 Mono Oy. The name, suggested by Arkki Laine, was chosen as result of a contest. The winner justified the name by explaining that it came from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “unique”), which described the positioning of the skiing shoes of the firm on the market. Additionally, the founder of the firm was Jussi Mononen.

Noun

mono

  1. (genericized trademark) ski boot
  2. (slang, by extension) shoe
Declension
Synonyms
  • (skiing shoe): hiihtokenkä
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “1. mono”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Clipping of monofoninen (“monophonic”).

Adjective

mono

  1. mono (having only a single audio channel)
    Synonym: monofoninen
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “2. mono”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

  • moon

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.no/

Etymology 1

Clipping of monophonique.

Adjective

mono (plural monos)

  1. monophonic, monaural

Etymology 2

Clipping of moniteur + -o.

Noun

mono m (plural monos)

  1. (informal) supervisor, leader (in a camp)

Further reading

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

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmono/ [ˈmõ.nʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ono

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

mono (feminine mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas)

  1. hornless
    Synonyms: mouco, fanado

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish mono.

Noun

mono m (plural monos)

  1. monkey

References

  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mono”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mono”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mono”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

mono (invariable)

  1. single (of one part)

Etymology 2

Adjective

mono (invariable)

  1. (relational) mono

Anagrams

  • -nomo, nomo, nomò

Japanese

Romanization

mono

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もの
  2. Rōmaji transcription of モノ

Latvian

Adjective

mono

  1. clipping of monofonisks

Noun

mono f (invariable)

  1. clipping of monofonija

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably borrowed from or related to Spanish mono.

Pronunciation

Noun

mono m (plural monos)

  1. ape
  2. (figuratively) lazy or ugly person
  3. (figuratively) deadstock
  4. (figuratively) bulky waste

Spanish

Etymology

Haplographically from maimón (“monkey”), from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “baboon, mandrill”). Compare English monkey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmono/ [ˈmo.no]
  • Rhymes: -ono
  • Syllabification: mo‧no

Adjective

mono (feminine mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas, superlative monísimo)

  1. (Spain, colloquial) cute, pretty
    Synonyms: bonito, cuqui
  2. (Colombia, colloquial) blond, blonde
    Synonym: rubio

Noun

mono m (plural monos, feminine mona, feminine plural monas)

  1. monkey
    Synonyms: chango, maimón, mico, simio, (Louisiana) macaco
  2. boiler suit, coveralls, overall, onesie (a one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour)
    Synonyms: mono de trabajo, mameluco, braga, buzo, overol
  3. jumpsuit, overalls (a one-piece item of clothing originally by parachutists)
  4. jumpsuit (a female one-piece item of clothing)
  5. (Chile, Peru) tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear)
    Synonyms: buzo, chándal
  6. (Costa Rica, slang) vagina, vulva
  7. (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet
    Synonym: muñeco
  8. (colloquial) withdrawal symptom
    Synonym: síndrome de abstinencia
    estar con el mono ― to have withdrawal symptoms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “mono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
  • “mono”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
  • Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “mono”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
  • mono | Diccionario • DELE Ahora

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