MANDARIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MANDARIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANDARIN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANDARIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANDARIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANDARIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANDARIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANDARIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANDARIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A high official of the old Chinese empire, or the standard form of the Chinese language.
Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world by native speakers. The word first named imperial officials and later gave its name to a small orange fruit and to a style of collar. Because of these meanings, context shows whether a text is about language, history or food.
How MANDARIN is used
Mandarin is used for the language, for historic officials, and loosely for powerful bureaucrats.
- She is learning mandarin before moving to Beijing.
- Each mandarin had to pass the imperial examinations.
- A mandarin collar fastens high around the neck.
- Critics called him a Whitehall mandarin who never faced voters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANDARIN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANDARIN
8 longer words begin with MANDARIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDARIN
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Common questions about MANDARIN
- Is MANDARIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANDARIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANDARIN worth?
- MANDARIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANDARIN mean?
- A high official of the old Chinese empire, or the standard form of the Chinese language.
- What letters can be added to MANDARIN?
- MANDARIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANDARIN:
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