MAHUANG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MAHUANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAHUANG?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAHUANG is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAHUANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mahuangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAHUANG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAHUANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does MAHUANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A Chinese shrub, Ephedra sinica, used in herbal medicine and as a source of ephedrine.
Mahuang has been prescribed in Chinese medicine for centuries, and modern chemistry isolated ephedrine from it. Safety concerns have limited its sale as a supplement.
How MAHUANG is used
Appears in discussions of herbal medicine, pharmacology and regulation.
- The herbalist stocked dried mahuang stems.
- Mahuang is the traditional source of ephedrine.
- Regulators warned about supplements containing mahuang.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAHUANG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAHUANG
1 longer words begin with MAHUANG.
Shorter words from the letters in MAHUANG
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Common questions about MAHUANG
- Is MAHUANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAHUANG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAHUANG worth?
- MAHUANG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAHUANG mean?
- A Chinese shrub, Ephedra sinica, used in herbal medicine and as a source of ephedrine.
- What letters can be added to MAHUANG?
- MAHUANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAHUANG:
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