What does MORTAR mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈmɔrtər/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
  2. used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
  3. a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

verb

  1. plaster with mortar“mortar the wall”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

mortars9mortared11mortaring12

Anagrams of MORTAR

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside MORTAR

45 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

armor7 atom6 mart6 moat6roam6roar4 tram6arm5 art3 mar5 mat5 mor5ram5 rat3 rom5rot3 tam5tao3tar3 tom5 tor3am4ar2 at2 ma4 mo4 om4or2ta2to2

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Questions

Is MORTAR a valid word in word games?

MORTAR is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is MORTAR worth?

MORTAR is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from MORTAR?

45 other words, including TO, AT, OR and AM.