mordent
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- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/ˈmɔːdn̩t/
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/ˈmɔːdn̩t/ · /ˈmoɹd(ə)nt/
Definition of mordent
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An ornament consisting of a single rapid alternation between a given pitch and another pitch either a whole step or half step immediately above or below it.
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Etymology
From Italian mordente. Doublet of mordant.
Words you can make from mordent
121 playable · top: MODERN (9 pts)
Best play modern 9 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
39 words- DEMO 7 pts
- DERM 7 pts
- DOME 7 pts
- DORM 7 pts
- MEND 7 pts
- MODE 7 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORN 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
- MOTE 6 pts
- NOME 6 pts
- NORM 6 pts
- OMEN 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TOME 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- DOM 6 pts
- MED 6 pts
- MOD 6 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOT 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- TOM 5 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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