MANIA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MANIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANIA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANIA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANIA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANIA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MANIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about MANIA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MANIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm for something, or a state of abnormally elevated mood and energy.
In everyday speech, mania describes a passing craze, such as a mania for a certain game or fashion, that spreads quickly through a group of people. In psychiatry, mania has a stricter meaning, naming an episode of elevated mood, racing thoughts, and reduced need for sleep that occurs in conditions such as bipolar disorder. The word came into English from Greek through Latin, where it simply meant madness or frenzy.
How MANIA is used
Used both loosely for a fad or obsession and technically in clinical contexts; combining forms such as -mania name a craze for a specific thing.
- A sudden mania for collecting stamps swept through the school.
- The doctor diagnosed an episode of mania linked to his condition.
- Tulip mania gripped Holland in the seventeenth century.
- Her mania for tidiness meant every shelf was perfectly organized.
- The band's arrival triggered a mania among their young fans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANIA
The 5 tiles of MANIA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MANIA
5 longer words begin with MANIA.
Words ending in MANIA
Showing 24 of 57 words that end in MANIA. Useful as a back hook: play MANIA onto a word already on the board.
Words with MANIA inside
Showing 24 of 122 words that contain MANIA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MANIA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MANIA
Common questions about MANIA
- Is MANIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANIA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANIA worth?
- MANIA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANIA mean?
- An excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm for something, or a state of abnormally elevated mood and energy.
- What letters can be added to MANIA?
- MANIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MANIA:
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