MACADAM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MACADAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MACADAM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MACADAM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACADAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
macadamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MACADAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MACADAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,821 thousand.
What stands out about MACADAM
- MACADAM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MACADAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A road surface of compacted layers of broken stone.
Macadam is named after the Scottish engineer John McAdam, who developed the method around 1800. Binding the stone with tar produced tarmacadam, shortened to tarmac. Plain macadam is rarely laid today.
How MACADAM is used
Macadam is mostly met in road history and construction.
- The lane was paved with macadam.
- Workers rolled the macadam flat after spreading it.
- Hooves rang on the macadam of the old coach road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MACADAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MACADAM
20 longer words begin with MACADAM.
Shorter words from the letters in MACADAM
Common questions about MACADAM
- Is MACADAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACADAM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACADAM worth?
- MACADAM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MACADAM mean?
- A road surface of compacted layers of broken stone.
- What letters can be added to MACADAM?
- MACADAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MACADAM:
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