MALLEUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MALLEUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALLEUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALLEUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALLEUS
No single letter turns MALLEUS into another word.
How MALLEUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MALLEUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does MALLEUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear that passes vibrations from the eardrum to the incus.
The malleus is the largest of the three tiny ear bones, followed by the incus and the stapes. Its Latin name means hammer. Together they carry sound to the inner ear.
How MALLEUS is used
Malleus is an anatomical term; the plural is mallei.
- The malleus is attached to the eardrum.
- A fracture of the malleus can dull hearing.
- Students must name the malleus on the diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALLEUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALLEUS
1 longer words begin with MALLEUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MALLEUS
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Common questions about MALLEUS
- Is MALLEUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALLEUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALLEUS worth?
- MALLEUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALLEUS mean?
- The hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear that passes vibrations from the eardrum to the incus.
- What letters can be added to MALLEUS?
- No single letter can be added to MALLEUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MALLEUS:
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