Mortises

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts8 letters

Definition of Mortises

noun

A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
Stability; power of adhesion.

verb

To cut a mortise in.
To join by a mortise and tenon.
To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.

Anagrams of Mortises

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 8 letters:

erotisms trisomes

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "mortises":

8-LETTER WORDS

erotisms trisomes

7-LETTER WORDS

erotism isomers missort misters mitoses moister mortise mossier rosiest smiters somites sorites sorties stories trioses+1 more

6-LETTER WORDS

isomer merits metros mioses misers misset mister miters mitres moires mosser osiers remiss remits resist+17 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "mortises" and rearranging:

+aamortises atomisers

+umisroutes moistures

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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