marjoram
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 8
/ˈmɑːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəm/(UK)
See all 2 pronunciations Show less
/ˈmɑːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəm/(UK) · /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒəɹəm/
Definition of marjoram
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
-
(countable, uncountable)A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
“The Lillie I condemned for thy hand, / And buds of marierom had ſtolne thy haire”
“Among the ancients, especially the Romans, marjoram was known to have an aphrodisiac value.”
See all 3 definitions Show less
noun
-
(countable, uncountable)A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
“The Lillie I condemned for thy hand, / And buds of marierom had ſtolne thy haire”
“Among the ancients, especially the Romans, marjoram was known to have an aphrodisiac value.”
- (countable, uncountable)The leaves of this plant, especially dried, used in flavouring food.
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiōrana.
Words you can make from marjoram
41 playable · top: MOJARRA (16 pts)
Best play mojarra 16 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
4 words4-letter words
10 words3-letter words
16 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to marjoram to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with marjoram
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes marjoram, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.