MALVASIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MALVASIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MALVASIA?
| 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 MALVASIA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MALVASIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALVASIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MALVASIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MALVASIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MALVASIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A family of grape varieties grown in the Mediterranean region, used for sweet and dry wines including malmsey.
Malvasia vines give wines that range from dry whites to rich dessert styles. The grape is cultivated in Italy, Spain, Portugal and on Madeira, and its name is tied to the English word malmsey.
How MALVASIA is used
Malvasia is a wine term, used for the grape and for wine made from it.
- The vineyard grows malvasia on its sunniest slopes.
- A glass of chilled malvasia went well with the cheese.
- Madeira producers still prize malvasia for its sweetness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALVASIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALVASIA
2 longer words begin with MALVASIA.
Shorter words from the letters in MALVASIA
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Common questions about MALVASIA
- Is MALVASIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MALVASIA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MALVASIA worth?
- MALVASIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALVASIA mean?
- A family of grape varieties grown in the Mediterranean region, used for sweet and dry wines including malmsey.
- What letters can be added to MALVASIA?
- MALVASIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MALVASIA:
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