MADWOMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MADWOMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MADWOMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MADWOMAN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MADWOMAN
No single letter turns MADWOMAN into another word.
How MADWOMAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MADWOMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MADWOMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MADWOMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
offensive
A woman considered to be insane, or one who acts in a wild, frantic way.
Older novels use madwoman for a character thought to be mentally ill, but the word is now seen as unkind. In comparisons it just means someone working or running with wild energy.
How MADWOMAN is used
Avoid for real people; it survives mainly in fiction and in similes such as "like a madwoman".
- The heroine feared she would be called a madwoman.
- She cleaned the house like a madwoman before the guests came.
- The painting shows a madwoman locked in an attic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MADWOMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MADWOMAN
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Common questions about MADWOMAN
- Is MADWOMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MADWOMAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MADWOMAN worth?
- MADWOMAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MADWOMAN mean?
- A woman considered to be insane, or one who acts in a wild, frantic way.
- What letters can be added to MADWOMAN?
- No single letter can be added to MADWOMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MADWOMAN:
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