mortise

1. A usually rectangular cavity in a piece of wood, stone, or other material, prepared to receive a tenon and thus form a joint.

2. Printing A hole cut in a plate for insertion of type.

3. A hole, groove, or slot into or through which some other part of an arrangement of parts fits or passes.

4. A cavity cut into a piece of material (as timber) to receive a tenon .

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1. To join or fasten securely.

2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise.

3. To cut or make a mortise in.

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1. Printing To cut a hole in (a plate) for the insertion of type.

2. Printing To cut such a hole and insert (type).

3. To join or fasten securely, as with a mortise and tenon.

4. To make a mortise in.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
erotism	9	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
em	4
er	2
es	2
et	2
is	2
it	2
me	4
mi	4
mo	4
oe	2
oi	2
om	4
or	2
os	2
re	2
si	2
so	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
emo	5
ems	5
ers	3
est	3
ire	3
ism	5
its	3
met	5
mir	5
mis	5
moi	5
mor	5
mos	5
mot	5
oes	3
oms	5
ore	3
ors	3
ort	3
ose	3
rei	3
rem	5
res	3
ret	3
rim	5
roe	3
rom	5
rot	3
sei	3
ser	3
set	3
sim	5
sir	3
sit	3
som	5
sot	3
sri	3
tes	3
tie	3
tis	3
toe	3
tom	5
tor	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
emir	6
emit	6
emos	6
eros	4
erst	4
ires	4
item	6
mire	6
mirs	6
mise	6
miso	6
mist	6
mite	6
more	6
mors	6
mort	6
most	6
mote	6
mots	6
omer	6
omit	6
ores	4
orts	4
reis	4
rems	6
rest	4
rets	4
rime	6
rims	6
riot	4
rise	4
rite	4
roes	4
roms	6
rose	4
rote	4
roti	4
rots	4
semi	6
sire	4
site	4
smit	6
some	6
sore	4
sori	4
sort	4
stem	6
stir	4
term	6
tier	4
ties	4
time	6
tire	4
tiro	4
toes	4
tome	6
toms	6
tore	4
tori	4
tors	4
trem	6
trim	6
trio	4
stim	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
emirs	7
emits	7
items	7
merit	7
metis	7
metro	7
mires	7
miser	7
miter	7
mites	7
mitre	7
moire	7
moist	7
mores	7
morse	7
morts	7
moste	7
motes	7
omers	7
omits	7
osier	5
remit	7
resit	5
rimes	7
riots	5
rites	5
roset	5
rosti	5
rotes	5
rotis	5
smite	7
smote	7
stime	7
store	5
storm	7
terms	7
tiers	5
timer	7
times	7
tires	5
tiros	5
tomes	7
tores	5
torse	5
torsi	5
trems	7
tries	5
trims	7
trios	5
trois	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
isomer	8
merits	8
metros	8
mister	8
miters	8
mitres	8
moires	8
remits	8
rimose	8
smiter	8
somite	8
sortie	6
timers	8
tories	6
triose	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
erotism	9
moister	9
mortise	9
trisome	9