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Marooning

m 3a 1r 1o 1o 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · present participle of maroon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does marooning mean?

verb

  1. leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

    “the travellers were marooned”

    Synonymsstrand

  2. leave stranded on a desert island without resources

    “The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island”

Definitions shown for maroon, the base form of marooning.

Is MAROONING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is MAROONING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
m 3a 1r 1o 1o 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
m 4a 1r 1o 1o 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
m 3a 1r 1o 1o 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
m 3a 1r 1o 1o 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in MAROONING

Hooks for MAROONING

Add one letter to the front or back of MAROONING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

maroonings

Words that end like MAROONING

Common words that share the ending -OONING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

cocooningballooningcartooningfestooningharpooninglampooningplatooningcrooningspooningswooningmooninghoneymooning
All words ending in -OONING

Marooning: quick answers

Is MAROONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MAROONING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MAROONING worth?
MAROONING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does marooning mean?
marooning is the present participle of maroon, which means “leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MAROONING?
You can make 228 shorter words from MAROONING, such as GRANNOM, MOANING, MOONING, MOORING. See the full list.