MELODY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MELODY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELODY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELODY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELODY
No single letter turns MELODY into another word.
How MELODY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MELODY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 194,019.
What does MELODY mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A sequence of single notes that forms a tune, or the main tune in a piece of music.
Melody is the part of a song that a listener hums back, as distinct from the harmony that supports it and the rhythm that drives it. The word comes through French and Latin from a Greek compound meaning a song of verses. It is also used loosely for any pleasing run of sounds, such as the melody of birdsong.
How MELODY is used
Standard in music writing and in everyday speech.
- The melody was simple enough for a child to whistle.
- She played the melody on the flute while he supplied the harmony.
- A haunting melody drifted over the water.
- The composer built the whole piece from one short melody.
- I know the melody but I have forgotten the words.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELODY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MELODY
The 6 tiles of MELODY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MELODY
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Common questions about MELODY
- Is MELODY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELODY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELODY worth?
- MELODY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELODY mean?
- A sequence of single notes that forms a tune, or the main tune in a piece of music.
- What letters can be added to MELODY?
- No single letter can be added to MELODY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MELODY:
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