Is MORIBUND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MORIBUND is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MORIBUND mean?
- adjective
not growing or changing; without force or vitality
- adjective
being on the point of death; breathing your last
“a moribund patient”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) = 13 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 MORIBUND
MORIBUND 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 MORIBUND
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bromid11
- morbid11
- bromin10
- dumbo10
- boudin9
- dormin9
- nimrod9
- dumb9
- bound8
- duomi8
- mound8
- murid8
- odium8
- unbid8
- brim8
- numb8
- umbo8
- diuron7
- durion7
- bourn7
- bruin7
- burin7
- minor7
- mourn7
- onium7
- robin7
- bind7
- bird7
- bond7
- bund7
- burd7
- dorm7
- doum7
- drib7
- drub7
- drum7
- mind7
- modi7
- bum7
- mib7
- mob7
- round6
- biro6
- born6
- brin6
- brio6
- burn6
- morn6
- muni6
- muon6
- norm6
- bid6
- bod6
- bud6
- dib6
- dim6
- dom6
- dub6
- dum6
- mid6
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