MALAISE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MALAISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALAISE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALAISE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALAISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
malaisesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALAISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MALAISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does MALAISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A vague feeling of unease, illness or discomfort whose cause is hard to pin down.
People report malaise when they feel off without a clear symptom, as at the start of an infection. Writers also use it for a gloomy mood in a whole group, such as an economic malaise. The word suggests a slow, lingering problem rather than a sharp one.
How MALAISE is used
Malaise suits both medical and social descriptions.
- A general malaise kept her in bed.
- The town sank into economic malaise.
- He felt a creeping malaise before the flu hit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALAISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MALAISE
The 7 tiles of MALAISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MALAISE
1 longer words begin with MALAISE.
Shorter words from the letters in MALAISE
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Common questions about MALAISE
- Is MALAISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALAISE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALAISE worth?
- MALAISE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALAISE mean?
- A vague feeling of unease, illness or discomfort whose cause is hard to pin down.
- What letters can be added to MALAISE?
- MALAISE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MALAISE:
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