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.
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
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
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.
What does MANDARINES mean in Scrabble?
MANDARINES is the plural of MANDARINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDARINES
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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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