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MALAGUETTA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. MALAGUETTA 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

m3a1l1a1g2u1e1t1t1a1
Depends on the listMALAGUETTA · 10 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept MALAGUETTA?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.3
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.4%

Our own measure of how useful MALAGUETTA is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MALAGUETTA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

malaguettas14

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

How MALAGUETTA scores

Scrabble m3a1l1a1g2u1e1t1t1a1 13
Words with Friends m4a1l2a1g3u2e1t1t1a1 17

Face value of the 10 tiles in MALAGUETTA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
a39
l14
g13
u14
e112
t26

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALAGUETTA has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with MALAGUETTA

malaguettas14

1 longer words begin with MALAGUETTA.

Shorter words from the letters in MALAGUETTA

glutamate12 gametal10 metatag10 tagmata10 galatea8 agleam9 amulet8 malate8 matata8 matatu8 meatal8 muleta8 mutate8 tamale8 algate7 gateau7 guttae7 guttle7 tegula7 agama8 algum8 almug8 gamut8 glaum8 gleam8 glume8 mulga8 tagma8 amate7 amaut7 matte7 metal7 talma7 tamal7 ulama7 ulema7 agate6 aglet6 algae6 galea6

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Common questions about MALAGUETTA

Is MALAGUETTA valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALAGUETTA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MALAGUETTA worth?
MALAGUETTA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MALAGUETTA?
MALAGUETTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MALAGUETTA:

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