MALAPROPOS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MALAPROPOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALAPROPOS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALAPROPOS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALAPROPOS
No single letter turns MALAPROPOS into another word.
How MALAPROPOS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MALAPROPOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALAPROPOS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MALAPROPOS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Out of place or badly timed, and so unsuitable for the occasion.
Malapropos comes from French and is rarer than inappropriate. It can also work as an adverb, as in a remark made malapropos. The related word malapropism has a different meaning, naming a comic misuse of words.
How MALAPROPOS is used
Found in literary or formal writing about remarks and actions at the wrong moment.
- His joke seemed malapropos at the funeral.
- The comment came malapropos, right in the middle of the toast.
- A malapropos gift can embarrass everyone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALAPROPOS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MALAPROPOS
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Common questions about MALAPROPOS
- Is MALAPROPOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALAPROPOS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALAPROPOS worth?
- MALAPROPOS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALAPROPOS mean?
- Out of place or badly timed, and so unsuitable for the occasion.
- What letters can be added to MALAPROPOS?
- No single letter can be added to MALAPROPOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MALAPROPOS:
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