MANGANESE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MANGANESE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANGANESE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANGANESE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANGANESE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
manganesesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANGANESE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MANGANESE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANGANESE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANGANESE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A hard, brittle, greyish metallic element, number 25 in the periodic table, used to strengthen steel.
Manganese is rarely used alone; most of it goes into steel alloys and batteries. Small traces of manganese are also needed by living things.
How MANGANESE is used
Manganese is used in chemistry, metallurgy and nutrition.
- Steel with added manganese resists wear.
- Manganese dioxide is found in many dry batteries.
- The vitamin tablet contains a little manganese.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANGANESE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANGANESE
1 longer words begin with MANGANESE.
Shorter words from the letters in MANGANESE
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Common questions about MANGANESE
- Is MANGANESE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANGANESE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANGANESE worth?
- MANGANESE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANGANESE mean?
- A hard, brittle, greyish metallic element, number 25 in the periodic table, used to strengthen steel.
- What letters can be added to MANGANESE?
- MANGANESE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MANGANESE:
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