Is MORTARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MORTARS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MORTARS mean?
Mortars is a form of MORTAR.
- noun
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- verb
plaster with mortar
“mortar the wall”
- noun
used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
- noun
a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
M (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 9 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 MORTARS
MORTARS 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 MORTARS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- armors8
- mortar8
- stroma8
- amort7
- armor7
- atoms7
- marts7
- moats7
- moras7
- morts7
- roams7
- smart7
- stoma7
- storm7
- trams7
- rostra6
- sartor6
- arms6
- atom6
- mars6
- mart6
- mast6
- mats6
- moas6
- moat6
- mora6
- mors6
- mort6
- most6
- mots6
- omas6
- rams6
- roam6
- roms6
- soma6
- tams6
- toms6
- tram6
- ratos5
- roars5
- roast5
- rotas5
- sorta5
- taros5
- toras5
- torrs5
- arm5
- mar5
- mas5
- mat5
- moa5
- mor5
- mos5
- mot5
- oma5
- oms5
- ram5
- rom5
- som5
- tam5
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