MADRIGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MADRIGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MADRIGAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MADRIGAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MADRIGAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
madrigalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MADRIGAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MADRIGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MADRIGAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MADRIGAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A song for several voices, usually unaccompanied, popular in the Renaissance.
A madrigal weaves separate vocal lines together on secular poems, often about love. Singers still perform one in small choirs for the intricate harmony.
How MADRIGAL is used
Madrigal is a music-history term.
- The choir sang a madrigal by Monteverdi.
- Every madrigal had five interlocking voices.
- A madrigal about spring opened the concert.
- She studied the madrigal at college.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MADRIGAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MADRIGAL
5 longer words begin with MADRIGAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MADRIGAL
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Common questions about MADRIGAL
- Is MADRIGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MADRIGAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MADRIGAL worth?
- MADRIGAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MADRIGAL mean?
- A song for several voices, usually unaccompanied, popular in the Renaissance.
- What letters can be added to MADRIGAL?
- MADRIGAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MADRIGAL:
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