Is MAL valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAL is not in it.

How many points is MAL worth?

MAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MAL?

MAL takes 7 hooks: 0 in front and 7 at the end.

MAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points

It depends on the list you play by. MAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

m3a1l1

Depends on the listMAL · 3 letters · 5 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF

5points in Scrabble

7points in Words with Friends

3letters

7hooks available

1 in 2,246odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept MAL?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Not listed

Word power: 49 / 100

49WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful MAL is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MAL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 7

mala6 male6 mali6 mall6 malm8 mals6 malt6

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MAL scores

Scrabble m3a1l1 5

Words with Friends m4a1l2 7

Face value of the 3 tiles in MAL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
m	1	2
a	1	9
l	1	4

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.

Anagrams of MAL

lam5

The 3 tiles of MAL in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with MAL

mala6 male6 mali6 mall6 malm8 mals6 malt6 malai7 malam9 malar7 malas7 malax14 males7 malic9 malik11 malis7 malls7 malms9 malmy12 malts7 malty10 malus7 malva10 malwa10

Showing 24 of 398 words that begin with MAL.

Words ending in MAL

Showing 24 of 199 words that end in MAL. Useful as a back hook: play MAL onto a word already on the board.

Words with MAL inside

Showing 24 of 489 words that contain MAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in MAL

am4 ma4 al2 la2

Common questions about MAL

Is MAL valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAL is not in it.
How many points is MAL worth?: MAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MAL?: MAL takes 7 hooks: 0 in front and 7 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MAL:

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