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Is morsel a Scrabble word?

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

M3O1R1S1E1L1

Is morsel a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3O1R1S1E1L1

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M4O1R1S1E1L2

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6-letter words (2 found)

MORELS,MORSEL,

5-letter words (17 found)

EORLS,LOMES,LORES,LOSER,MERLS,MOERS,MOLES,MOREL,MORES,MORSE,OMERS,ORLES,ROLES,SLORM,SMORE,SOLER,SOREL,

4-letter words (31 found)

ELMS,EMOS,EORL,EROS,LOME,LORE,LOSE,MELS,MERL,MOER,MOES,MOLE,MOLS,MORE,MORS,MOSE,OLES,OLMS,OMER,ORES,ORLE,REMS,REOS,ROES,ROLE,ROMS,ROSE,SLOE,SOLE,SOME,SORE,

3-letter words (31 found)

ELM,ELS,EMO,EMS,ERM,ERS,LES,LOR,LOS,MEL,MES,MOE,MOL,MOR,MOS,OES,OLE,OLM,OMS,ORE,ORS,OSE,REM,REO,RES,ROE,ROM,SEL,SER,SOL,SOM,

2-letter words (13 found)

EL,EM,ER,ES,LO,ME,MO,OE,OM,OR,OS,RE,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 95 words from morsel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of morsel

morsel

Etymology

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“I bite”). Compare French morceau.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːsəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹsəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səl

Noun

morsel (plural morsels)

  1. A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
  2. A mouthful of food.
  3. A very small amount.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:modicum

Derived terms

  • morselization
  • morselize
  • Adam's morsel

Related terms

  • mordant
  • remorse

Translations

Further reading

  • “morsel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “morsel”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “morsel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “morsel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Verb

morsel (third-person singular simple present morsels, present participle morseling or morselling, simple past and past participle morseled or morselled)

  1. (transitive) To divide into small pieces.
    Synonym: morselize
  2. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To feed with small pieces of food.

Anagrams

  • Merlos, Morels, morels, smoler

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • morselle, morsille, morssel, morscel, morcelle, mursel

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French morsel, morsiel, morcel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔrsəl/

Noun

morsel (plural morsels)

  1. small piece of food

Descendants

  • English: morsel
  • Yola: mossaale

References

  • “morsel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Alternative forms

  • morcel

Etymology

From Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordeō, mordēre (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muɾˈsɛl/

Noun

morsel oblique singular, m (oblique plural morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative singular morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative plural morsel)

  1. morsel; bit; piece

Descendants

  • English: morsel
  • French: morceau
  • Norman: morcé (Jersey, Guernsey)
  • Hungarian: morzsa

Source: wiktionary.org