MAMMOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MAMMOTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAMMOTH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAMMOTH is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAMMOTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mammothsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAMMOTH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAMMOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. MAMMOTH needs 1 blank tile.
What does MAMMOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A huge, shaggy, long-tusked elephant relative that lived in cold regions during the Ice Age and is now extinct.
Mammoth remains, including frozen carcasses, are among the best-preserved Ice Age finds. As an adjective the same word means enormous, which is why people speak of a mammoth task.
How MAMMOTH is used
Used in natural history for the extinct animal and, figuratively, for anything of vast size.
- A mammoth tusk was dug out of the frozen riverbank.
- The museum displays a full mammoth skeleton.
- Hunters once painted the mammoth on cave walls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAMMOTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAMMOTH
1 longer words begin with MAMMOTH.
Shorter words from the letters in MAMMOTH
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Common questions about MAMMOTH
- Is MAMMOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAMMOTH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAMMOTH worth?
- MAMMOTH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAMMOTH mean?
- A huge, shaggy, long-tusked elephant relative that lived in cold regions during the Ice Age and is now extinct.
- What letters can be added to MAMMOTH?
- MAMMOTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAMMOTH:
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