MALVACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. MALVACEOUS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MALVACEOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MALVACEOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALVACEOUS
No single letter turns MALVACEOUS into another word.
How MALVACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MALVACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALVACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MALVACEOUS
- MALVACEOUS 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
Shorter words from the letters in MALVACEOUS
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Common questions about MALVACEOUS
- Is MALVACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALVACEOUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALVACEOUS worth?
- MALVACEOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MALVACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MALVACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MALVACEOUS:
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