MALA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MALA 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MALA?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about MALA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A string of beads used for counting prayers or mantras in Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh practice.
A mala is usually made of 108 beads plus one larger guide bead, and a person moves a finger from bead to bead while silently repeating a prayer or mantra, so that the string keeps count without needing to be watched. The word comes from Sanskrit and has also become common in Western yoga and meditation communities.
How MALA is used
Used in the context of prayer, meditation and yoga.
- She wore a wooden mala around her wrist during meditation.
- Each bead of the mala marked one repetition of the mantra.
- He bought a sandalwood mala at the temple market.
- The teacher showed students how to hold a mala while chanting.
- A broken mala is traditionally restrung rather than thrown away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MALA
The 4 tiles of MALA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MALA
Showing 24 of 116 words that begin with MALA.
Words ending in MALA
2 words end in MALA. Useful as a back hook: play MALA onto a word already on the board.
Words with MALA inside
16 words contain MALA in the middle. Words that start with MALA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MALA
Common questions about MALA
- Is MALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALA worth?
- MALA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALA mean?
- A string of beads used for counting prayers or mantras in Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh practice.
- What letters can be added to MALA?
- MALA takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MALA:
Open MALA in the Word Finder