MANDORLA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MANDORLA 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 MANDORLA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANDORLA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANDORLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mandorlasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANDORLA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANDORLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANDORLA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANDORLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An almond-shaped halo of light surrounding a holy figure in religious art.
In medieval paintings and carvings a mandorla frames Christ or the Virgin Mary to show divine glory. The Italian name refers to the almond, whose pointed oval gives the shape. Architects also use the form as a decorative pointed oval.
How MANDORLA is used
Mandorla is an art-history and architecture term.
- Christ is seated inside a golden mandorla above the doorway.
- A mandorla of light surrounds the figure in the fresco.
- The carved mandorla narrows to a point at top and bottom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANDORLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANDORLA
1 longer words begin with MANDORLA.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDORLA
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Common questions about MANDORLA
- Is MANDORLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANDORLA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANDORLA worth?
- MANDORLA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANDORLA mean?
- An almond-shaped halo of light surrounding a holy figure in religious art.
- What letters can be added to MANDORLA?
- MANDORLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANDORLA:
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