Definition of maroon

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • maroon is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • maroon is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • maroon is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of maroon


  • of dark brownish to purplish red (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. brownish-red
  • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue (verb)

    Examples

    1. the travellers were marooned

    Synonyms

    1. strand
  • a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color (noun)
  • an exploding firework used as a warning signal (noun)
  • a person who is stranded (as on an island) (noun)

    Examples

    1. when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
  • leave stranded on a desert island without resources (verb)

    Examples

    1. The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island

See definition of maroon in Merriam Webster