MANGONEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MANGONEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANGONEL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANGONEL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANGONEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mangonelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANGONEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANGONEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANGONEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANGONEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A medieval war machine for hurling stones and other missiles at a besieged place.
A mangonel worked by twisting rope or a counterweight to fling its load over castle walls. It was a standard piece of artillery in sieges before gunpowder cannon took over. Historians and game designers both like the word for its sound.
How MANGONEL is used
Mangonel appears in medieval history, fiction and strategy games.
- The besiegers dragged a mangonel up to the castle moat.
- A single mangonel could batter a gatehouse for days.
- He built a working model of a mangonel for the school fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANGONEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANGONEL
1 longer words begin with MANGONEL.
Shorter words from the letters in MANGONEL
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Common questions about MANGONEL
- Is MANGONEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANGONEL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANGONEL worth?
- MANGONEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANGONEL mean?
- A medieval war machine for hurling stones and other missiles at a besieged place.
- What letters can be added to MANGONEL?
- MANGONEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANGONEL:
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