MANDOLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MANDOLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANDOLIN?
| 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 MANDOLIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANDOLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANDOLIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANDOLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANDOLIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANDOLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A small stringed instrument of the lute family, played with a plectrum, or a kitchen slicer with adjustable blades.
The mandolin has four pairs of metal strings tuned like a violin, and rapid picking gives it its shimmering tremolo. It features in Italian folk music, bluegrass and some classical works. Cooks know a mandolin as a flat slicer that cuts vegetables into thin even slices.
How MANDOLIN is used
Mandolin refers to the instrument in music writing, and to the slicer in cookery.
- He picked a lively tune on the mandolin.
- The band added a mandolin to its folk sound.
- Use a mandolin to slice the potatoes thinly for the gratin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANDOLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANDOLIN
5 longer words begin with MANDOLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDOLIN
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Common questions about MANDOLIN
- Is MANDOLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANDOLIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANDOLIN worth?
- MANDOLIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANDOLIN mean?
- A small stringed instrument of the lute family, played with a plectrum, or a kitchen slicer with adjustable blades.
- What letters can be added to MANDOLIN?
- MANDOLIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANDOLIN:
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