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Is mortise a Scrabble word?

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

M3O1R1T1I1S1E1

Is mortise a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3O1R1T1I1S1E1

Is mortise a Words With Friends word?

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

M4O1R1T1I1S1E1

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7-letter words (4 found)

EROTISM,MOISTER,MORTISE,TRISOME,

6-letter words (20 found)

ISOMER,MERITS,METROS,MISTER,MITERS,MITRES,MOIRES,MOISER,MOTIER,MOTSER,REMITS,RIMOSE,ROESTI,SMITER,SOMITE,SORTIE,TIMERS,TIROES,TORIES,TRIOSE,

5-letter words (66 found)

EMIRS,EMITS,ESTRO,ITEMS,MERIS,MERIT,MESTO,METIS,METRO,MIRES,MIROS,MISER,MITER,MITES,MITRE,MOERS,MOIRE,MOIST,MOITS,MORES,MORSE,MORTS,MOSTE,MOTES,MOTIS,OMERS,OMITS,OSIER,REIST,REMIT,RESIT,RESTO,RIEMS,RIMES,RIOTS,RITES,ROIST,ROSET,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTES,ROTIS,SMITE,SMORE,SMOTE,STIME,STIRE,STORE,STORM,STRIM,TERMS,TIERS,TIMER,TIMES,TIRES,TIROS,TOISE,TOMES,TORES,TORSE,TORSI,TREMS,TRIES,TRIMS,TRIOS,TROIS,

4-letter words (83 found)

EMIR,EMIT,EMOS,EROS,ERST,IRES,ITEM,MERI,METS,MIRE,MIRO,MIRS,MISE,MISO,MIST,MITE,MOER,MOES,MOIT,MORE,MORS,MORT,MOSE,MOST,MOTE,MOTI,MOTS,OMER,OMIT,ORES,ORTS,REIS,REMS,REOS,REST,RETS,RIEM,RIME,RIMS,RIOT,RISE,RITE,RITS,ROES,ROMS,ROSE,ROST,ROTE,ROTI,ROTS,SEIR,SEMI,SIRE,SITE,SMIR,SMIT,SOME,SORE,SORI,SORT,STEM,STIE,STIM,STIR,TEMS,TERM,TIER,TIES,TIME,TIRE,TIRO,TOES,TOME,TOMS,TORE,TORI,TORS,TOSE,TREM,TRES,TRIE,TRIM,TRIO,

3-letter words (51 found)

EMO,EMS,ERM,ERS,EST,IOS,IRE,ISM,ISO,ITS,MES,MET,MIR,MIS,MOE,MOI,MOR,MOS,MOT,OES,OIS,OMS,ORE,ORS,ORT,OSE,REI,REM,REO,RES,RET,RIM,RIT,ROE,ROM,ROT,SEI,SER,SET,SIM,SIR,SIT,SOM,SOT,SRI,TES,TIE,TIS,TOE,TOM,TOR,

2-letter words (22 found)

EM,ER,ES,ET,IO,IS,IT,ME,MI,MO,OE,OI,OM,OR,OS,RE,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 247 words from mortise according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mortise

mortise

Alternative forms

  • mortice

Etymology

From Middle English morteys, from Old French mortaise, from Arabic مُرْتَزّ (murtazz), from اِرْتَزَّ (irtazza).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: môrtĭs, môrtəs, IPA(key): /ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs/, /ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)təs

Noun

mortise (plural mortises)

  1. (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. [from 14th c.]
    Coordinate terms: rabbet, rebate, tenon
  2. Stability; power of adhesion.

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Verb

mortise (third-person singular simple present mortises, present participle mortising, simple past and past participle mortised)

  1. (transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
  2. (transitive, woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
  3. (typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.

Anagrams

  • erotism, moister, stormie, trisome

Source: wiktionary.org