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Is murmur a Scrabble word?

Yes, murmur is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of murmur?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.Examples: "The delightful murmur of water running over pebbles is heard a few yards off"; "1979: A translation of the Eclogues by Paul Alpers The windy murmur of the breeze subsides."countableuncountable

2. (countable, uncountable) Soft indistinct speech.Examples: "A murmur arose from the audience."; "In the prison of the 'tween decks reigned a darkness pregnant with murmurs. The sentry at the entrance to the hatchway was supposed to "prevent the prisoners from making a noise," but he put a very liberal interpretation upon the clause, and so long as the prisoners refrained from shouting, yelling, and fighting--eccentricities in which they sometimes indulged--he did not disturb them."; "The moment had come for the honeyed word. I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again."countableuncountable

3. (cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.countableuncountable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive, now rare) To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent at or against someone or something.Examples: "The Iewes then murmured at him because he sayde: I am that breed which is come doune from heaven."; "And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thing which I have required of them; but behold I have not required it of them, but it is a commandment of the Lord."archaicintransitive

2. (intransitive) To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter.Examples: "I couldn't hear the words; he just murmured a lot."; "The bees murmured in the forest. The waves murmured on the shore."; "“Oh yes,” he murmured in a tone of obligatory surprise, as he proceeded to make the kind of 2 which he attributed to Margaret's style of chirography."intransitive

3. (transitive) To say (something) indistinctly, to mutter.Examples: "I […] heard thee murmur tales of iron wars;"; "Gabriel murmured a confused reply, and hastened on."; "With a husky voice she murmured that he was the very dearest grandfather anyone ever had."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "murmur"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "murmur"?

Scrabble
10 points
M3
U1
R1
M3
U1
R1
Words With Friends
14 points
M4
U2
R1
M4
U2
R1

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