MACULA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MACULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MACULA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MACULA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACULA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MACULA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MACULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does MACULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small spot or patch, especially the yellowish area of the retina where sight is sharpest.
Latin gave English this word for a spot, and anatomists use it for the small oval zone at the back of the eye that sees fine detail, which is what you use to read. Damage to it, as in macular degeneration, blurs the middle of the visual field while side vision stays intact. Astronomers also speak of a macula on the sun for a dark patch on its surface, and the plural is maculae.
How MACULA is used
Technical; mainly met in eye medicine, with an older sense of a spot on the skin or the sun.
- The surgeon examined the macula with a bright light.
- Reading depends on a healthy macula at the centre of the retina.
- A tiny haemorrhage near the macula distorted her vision.
- Early astronomers recorded each dark macula crossing the sun.
- The scan showed swelling of the macula in the left eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MACULA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MACULA
11 longer words begin with MACULA.
Shorter words from the letters in MACULA
Common questions about MACULA
- Is MACULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACULA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACULA worth?
- MACULA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MACULA mean?
- A small spot or patch, especially the yellowish area of the retina where sight is sharpest.
- What letters can be added to MACULA?
- MACULA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MACULA:
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