MALAMUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MALAMUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALAMUTE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALAMUTE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALAMUTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
malamutesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALAMUTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MALAMUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALAMUTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MALAMUTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, powerful sled dog of a breed from Alaska, with a thick grey and white coat.
Strong and independent, a malamute needs plenty of exercise and cold weather suits it. The breed was developed by the Inuit to haul heavy loads.
How MALAMUTE is used
Malamute is the standard spelling; malemute is a variant.
- The malamute pulled the sled across the snow.
- Our malamute sheds heavily in spring.
- A malamute howled at the moon.
- She trained a malamute for racing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALAMUTE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALAMUTE
1 longer words begin with MALAMUTE.
Shorter words from the letters in MALAMUTE
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Common questions about MALAMUTE
- Is MALAMUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALAMUTE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALAMUTE worth?
- MALAMUTE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALAMUTE mean?
- A large, powerful sled dog of a breed from Alaska, with a thick grey and white coat.
- What letters can be added to MALAMUTE?
- MALAMUTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MALAMUTE:
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