MALIGNMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. MALIGNMENT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MALIGNMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALIGNMENT is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALIGNMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
malignmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALIGNMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MALIGNMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALIGNMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MALIGNMENT
1 longer words begin with MALIGNMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in MALIGNMENT
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Common questions about MALIGNMENT
- Is MALIGNMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MALIGNMENT is not in it.
- How many points is MALIGNMENT worth?
- MALIGNMENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MALIGNMENT?
- MALIGNMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MALIGNMENT:
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