MALEDICTORY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MALEDICTORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALEDICTORY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALEDICTORY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALEDICTORY
No single letter turns MALEDICTORY into another word.
How MALEDICTORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MALEDICTORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALEDICTORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MALEDICTORY
- All 11 letters of MALEDICTORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MALEDICTORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Expressing or containing a curse, calling down harm on someone.
Maledictory words wish evil on their target, as in the curses of old tales and legends. The word is formal and rare, a counterpart of "benedictory", which means blessing. You are more likely to meet it in literature than in conversation.
How MALEDICTORY is used
Maledictory appears in literary or scholarly writing about curses and angry speech.
- The witch uttered a maledictory verse over the village.
- His maledictory letter wished ruin upon his rivals.
- The poem ends on a maledictory note.
- She listened to the maledictory mutterings of the old man.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALEDICTORY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MALEDICTORY
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Common questions about MALEDICTORY
- Is MALEDICTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALEDICTORY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALEDICTORY worth?
- MALEDICTORY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALEDICTORY mean?
- Expressing or containing a curse, calling down harm on someone.
- What letters can be added to MALEDICTORY?
- No single letter can be added to MALEDICTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MALEDICTORY:
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