MANDRILL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MANDRILL 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 MANDRILL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANDRILL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANDRILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mandrillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANDRILL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANDRILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANDRILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANDRILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large West African baboon with a red and blue face and a colourful rump.
The mandrill is the biggest of all monkeys, and the male is famous for the vivid stripes on his nose. Groups live on the forest floor and are shy of humans. The bright colouring grows stronger in dominant males.
How MANDRILL is used
Mandrill is a zoology and zoo-guide word for this particular primate.
- A mandrill glared at the visitors from its rock.
- The male mandrill has a strikingly coloured face.
- The zoo keeper fed the mandrill fruit and nuts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANDRILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANDRILL
1 longer words begin with MANDRILL.
Shorter words from the letters in MANDRILL
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Common questions about MANDRILL
- Is MANDRILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANDRILL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANDRILL worth?
- MANDRILL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANDRILL mean?
- A large West African baboon with a red and blue face and a colourful rump.
- What letters can be added to MANDRILL?
- MANDRILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANDRILL:
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