MANGROVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MANGROVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANGROVE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANGROVE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANGROVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mangrovesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANGROVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MANGROVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANGROVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MANGROVE
- All 8 letters of MANGROVE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MANGROVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tropical tree or shrub of tidal coasts, supported by a tangle of roots above the mud.
A mangrove forest shields shorelines from storm waves and shelters young fish. The word can also name the whole swamp where such trees grow.
How MANGROVE is used
Common in ecology and travel writing.
- We paddled a kayak through the mangrove roots.
- The mangrove protected the village from the storm surge.
- Crabs hid among the mangrove at low tide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANGROVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANGROVE
The 8 tiles of MANGROVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MANGROVE
1 longer words begin with MANGROVE.
Shorter words from the letters in MANGROVE
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Common questions about MANGROVE
- Is MANGROVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANGROVE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANGROVE worth?
- MANGROVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANGROVE mean?
- A tropical tree or shrub of tidal coasts, supported by a tangle of roots above the mud.
- What letters can be added to MANGROVE?
- MANGROVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MANGROVE:
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