MALTREAT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MALTREAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALTREAT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALTREAT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALTREAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maltreatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALTREAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MALTREAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALTREAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MALTREAT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To treat a person or animal cruelly or roughly.
Maltreat is a bit more formal than mistreat and often appears in legal or news reports about abuse. It carries the sense of repeated harm rather than a single careless act.
How MALTREAT is used
Maltreat is used of people, prisoners or animals that suffer rough handling.
- It is a crime to maltreat animals in your care.
- The report said guards would maltreat prisoners.
- No child should ever suffer when adults maltreat them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALTREAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALTREAT
7 longer words begin with MALTREAT.
Shorter words from the letters in MALTREAT
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Common questions about MALTREAT
- Is MALTREAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALTREAT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALTREAT worth?
- MALTREAT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALTREAT mean?
- To treat a person or animal cruelly or roughly.
- What letters can be added to MALTREAT?
- MALTREAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MALTREAT:
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