MAMALIGA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MAMALIGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAMALIGA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAMALIGA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAMALIGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mamaligasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAMALIGA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAMALIGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAMALIGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAMALIGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick porridge of boiled cornmeal, the traditional staple dish of Romania.
Mamaliga is cooked until it can be sliced and is often served with cheese, sour cream or stew. It plays a role in Romanian home cooking similar to that of polenta in Italy, to which it is closely related.
How MAMALIGA is used
Mamaliga is a food word, mostly used in writing about Romanian and Moldovan cuisine.
- Grandmother stirred the mamaliga until it left the sides of the pot.
- We ate mamaliga with fried sausage and sour cream.
- A slice of mamaliga makes a filling base for the stew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAMALIGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAMALIGA
1 longer words begin with MAMALIGA.
Shorter words from the letters in MAMALIGA
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Common questions about MAMALIGA
- Is MAMALIGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAMALIGA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAMALIGA worth?
- MAMALIGA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAMALIGA mean?
- A thick porridge of boiled cornmeal, the traditional staple dish of Romania.
- What letters can be added to MAMALIGA?
- MAMALIGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAMALIGA:
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