MADNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MADNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MADNESS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MADNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MADNESS
No single letter turns MADNESS into another word.
How MADNESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MADNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does MADNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of being mentally ill, or extremely foolish or wild behaviour.
Madness has two lives: an older, serious one for severe mental disturbance, and a loose everyday one for any wild or reckless act. In ordinary talk people shout that something is madness when they mean it is a bad idea.
How MADNESS is used
Used for folly and frenzy in everyday speech, and with care for mental illness.
- It would be madness to sail in this storm.
- The market madness lasted all afternoon.
- The play follows a king's slide into madness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MADNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MADNESS
The 7 tiles of MADNESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MADNESS
1 longer words begin with MADNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in MADNESS
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Common questions about MADNESS
- Is MADNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MADNESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MADNESS worth?
- MADNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MADNESS mean?
- The state of being mentally ill, or extremely foolish or wild behaviour.
- What letters can be added to MADNESS?
- No single letter can be added to MADNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MADNESS:
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