MANGINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MANGINESS 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 MANGINESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANGINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANGINESS
No single letter turns MANGINESS into another word.
How MANGINESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MANGINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANGINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANGINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The shabby, scruffy condition of an animal with mange, or of anything that looks worn and dirty.
Manginess is the visible state of a coat with bald patches and scabs. People also use manginess for a threadbare carpet or a dingy costume.
How MANGINESS is used
Manginess is used of animals and, figuratively, of shabby objects.
- The fox's manginess was plain to see.
- Nobody liked the manginess of the old sofa.
- A vet treated the dog for its manginess.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANGINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANGINESS
1 longer words begin with MANGINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in MANGINESS
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Common questions about MANGINESS
- Is MANGINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANGINESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANGINESS worth?
- MANGINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANGINESS mean?
- The shabby, scruffy condition of an animal with mange, or of anything that looks worn and dirty.
- What letters can be added to MANGINESS?
- No single letter can be added to MANGINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MANGINESS:
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