MALANGA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MALANGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALANGA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALANGA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALANGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
malangasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALANGA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MALANGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What does MALANGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tropical plant grown for its starchy edible tubers, which are cooked like potatoes.
Malanga is a staple in Caribbean and Latin American kitchens, where the tuber goes into soups, fritters and stews. The large arrow-shaped leaves are also eaten in some places.
How MALANGA is used
Malanga is mostly seen in recipes and on market labels, usually next to other root vegetables.
- She peeled the malanga and cut it into cubes for the soup.
- At the market we found malanga sitting beside the yams.
- Fried malanga fritters are a popular street snack.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALANGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MALANGA
The 7 tiles of MALANGA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MALANGA
1 longer words begin with MALANGA.
Shorter words from the letters in MALANGA
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Common questions about MALANGA
- Is MALANGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALANGA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALANGA worth?
- MALANGA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALANGA mean?
- A tropical plant grown for its starchy edible tubers, which are cooked like potatoes.
- What letters can be added to MALANGA?
- MALANGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MALANGA:
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