MACKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MACKLE 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 MACKLE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MACKLE is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MACKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MACKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does MACKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
printing
To blur or double an impression in printing.
When a sheet slips as it meets the type, the ink can mackle and leave a ghostly second image beside the first. Printers also use the word for the faulty impression itself.
How MACKLE is used
Mackle is a printing term, now rare outside old trade manuals.
- A loose sheet will mackle the page.
- The press began to mackle every line.
- Careful makeready stops the type from mackle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MACKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MACKLE
2 longer words begin with MACKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in MACKLE
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Common questions about MACKLE
- Is MACKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACKLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACKLE worth?
- MACKLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MACKLE mean?
- To blur or double an impression in printing.
- What letters can be added to MACKLE?
- MACKLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MACKLE:
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