MALWA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MALWA 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 MALWA?
| 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 MALWA 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 MALWA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
malwasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MALWA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MALWA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does MALWA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A traditional Ugandan alcoholic drink brewed from millet.
Malwa is fermented from millet and drunk in parts of Uganda much as beer is drunk elsewhere, often shared from a communal pot through long straws at gatherings. The drink has a sour, slightly thick character typical of millet-based brews found across parts of East Africa. Malwa is prepared at home rather than bottled commercially on a large scale.
How MALWA is used
A regional term for a home-brewed millet drink; not widely known outside East Africa.
- Guests at the wedding shared a pot of malwa through long straws.
- She brewed malwa from millet for the harvest celebration.
- The old men gathered each evening to drink malwa together.
- Malwa is thicker and more sour than most bottled beer.
- Millet set aside for malwa fermented for several days.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MALWA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MALWA
3 longer words begin with MALWA.
Shorter words from the letters in MALWA
Common questions about MALWA
- Is MALWA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MALWA is not in it.
- How many points is MALWA worth?
- MALWA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MALWA mean?
- A traditional Ugandan alcoholic drink brewed from millet.
- What letters can be added to MALWA?
- MALWA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MALWA:
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