MALEVOLENT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MALEVOLENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALEVOLENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALEVOLENT is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALEVOLENT
No single letter turns MALEVOLENT into another word.
How MALEVOLENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MALEVOLENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALEVOLENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MALEVOLENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing a strong wish to do harm to other people.
Malevolent suggests active ill will rather than mere carelessness, and it is a favourite in tales of villains and curses. Its opposite is benevolent, which has the same root pattern but means kindly.
How MALEVOLENT is used
Describes people, looks, forces or intentions that seem set on causing harm.
- The witch gave the children a malevolent smile.
- A malevolent rumour spread through the village.
- He felt a malevolent presence in the empty house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALEVOLENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALEVOLENT
1 longer words begin with MALEVOLENT.
Shorter words from the letters in MALEVOLENT
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Common questions about MALEVOLENT
- Is MALEVOLENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALEVOLENT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALEVOLENT worth?
- MALEVOLENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALEVOLENT mean?
- Showing a strong wish to do harm to other people.
- What letters can be added to MALEVOLENT?
- No single letter can be added to MALEVOLENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MALEVOLENT:
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