MANDIOCA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MANDIOCA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANDIOCA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANDIOCA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANDIOCA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mandiocasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANDIOCA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANDIOCA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANDIOCA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANDIOCA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The cassava plant, a tropical shrub grown for its starchy edible roots.
Mandioca is the Brazilian and Portuguese name used in many regions of South America. The roots must be processed to remove natural toxins, and they yield flour, tapioca and a staple food for millions.
How MANDIOCA is used
Mandioca is a regional word for cassava, found in writing on South American food and farming.
- Families along the river grow mandioca beside their houses.
- Flour from mandioca is toasted and eaten with fish.
- Mandioca thrives in poor soil where other crops fail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANDIOCA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANDIOCA
1 longer words begin with MANDIOCA.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDIOCA
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Common questions about MANDIOCA
- Is MANDIOCA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANDIOCA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANDIOCA worth?
- MANDIOCA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANDIOCA mean?
- The cassava plant, a tropical shrub grown for its starchy edible roots.
- What letters can be added to MANDIOCA?
- MANDIOCA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANDIOCA:
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