MALVA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MALVA 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MALVA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALVA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
malvasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALVA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MALVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does MALVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A mallow: a plant of the genus Malva, grown for its showy pink, purple, or white flowers and used since ancient times in herbal remedies.
Malva is the Latin genus name for the mallow family, and gardeners and botanists use the word directly for the plant itself rather than always saying mallow. Its soft, soothing leaves and roots were once boiled or crushed for use in old herbal medicine, a use recorded as far back as Roman writers. Many malva species self-seed readily and are common in cottage gardens and along roadsides.
How MALVA is used
Used in gardening and botanical writing as another name for mallow.
- The border was planted with tall pink malva against the fence.
- Old herbals recommended malva for soothing an irritated throat.
- A patch of wild malva grew along the roadside ditch.
- She collected malva seed to grow in next year's garden.
- The botanist listed several species of malva native to the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALVA
5 longer words begin with MALVA.
Shorter words from the letters in MALVA
Common questions about MALVA
- Is MALVA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MALVA is not in it.
- How many points is MALVA worth?
- MALVA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALVA mean?
- A mallow: a plant of the genus Malva, grown for its showy pink, purple, or white flowers and used since ancient times in herbal remedies.
- What letters can be added to MALVA?
- MALVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MALVA:
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