MANDARINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. MANDARINES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
m3a1n1d2a1r1i1n1e1s1
Depends on the listMANDARINES · 10 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept MANDARINES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.3
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.7%
Our own measure of how useful MANDARINES is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANDARINES
No single letter turns MANDARINES into another word.
How MANDARINES scores
Scrabble m3a1n1d2a1r1i1n1e1s1 13
Words with Friends m4a1n2d2a1r1i1n2e1s1 16
Face value of the 10 tiles in MANDARINES, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANDARINES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDARINES
amandines12 mandarine12 mandarins12 marinades12 meandrian12 adermins11 amandine11 madeiras11 mandarin11 mandiras11 marinade11 sirnamed11 reinsman10 araneids9 insnared9 adermin10 admires10 amidase10 anadems10 aramids10 damners10 demains10 inarmed10 madeira10 maenads10 maidans10 maidens10 mandira10 mandirs10 manreds10 mansard10 mardies10 medians10 medinas10 minders10 misread10 randems10 remands10 reminds10 sandman10
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Common questions about MANDARINES
- Is MANDARINES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANDARINES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANDARINES worth?
- MANDARINES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MANDARINES?
- No single letter can be added to MANDARINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MANDARINES:
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