MALICIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. MALICIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept MALICIOUS?

Word power: 27 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MALICIOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MALICIOUS

No single letter turns MALICIOUS into another word.

How MALICIOUS scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in MALICIOUS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALICIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MALICIOUS

• MALICIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with MALICIOUS

3 longer words begin with MALICIOUS.

Shorter words from the letters in MALICIOUS

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Common questions about MALICIOUS

Is MALICIOUS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALICIOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MALICIOUS worth?

MALICIOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MALICIOUS?

No single letter can be added to MALICIOUS to make another word.