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Is MAROONING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MAROONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MAROONING mean?

Marooning is a form of MAROON.

  1. verb

    leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

    “the travellers were marooned”

  2. adjective

    of dark brownish to purplish red

  3. noun

    a person who is stranded (as on an island)

    “when the tide came in I was a maroon out there”

  4. noun

    a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9

M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for MAROONING

MAROONING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from MAROONING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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