MANILA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MANILA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANILA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANILA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANILA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
manilasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANILA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MANILA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about MANILA
- The same 6 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 MANILA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong, light brown paper or fiber, originally made from Manila hemp, used for envelopes, folders, and rope.
Manila takes its name from Manila hemp, a fiber drawn from the abaca plant that Philippine growers exported in huge quantities during the age of sail. Sailors valued rope woven from this fiber because it resisted rot in salt water better than many other materials available at the time. Today the same name survives mainly in manila paper and manila envelopes, whose tough, light brown finish still echoes the original hemp fiber.
How MANILA is used
Common in everyday references to manila envelopes, folders, and paper rather than to the fiber itself.
- She slid the contract into a plain manila envelope.
- The office kept old records filed in manila folders.
- Sailors once relied on rope woven from manila fiber.
- He addressed the manila envelope and dropped it in the mailbox.
- The teacher handed out sheets of manila paper for the art project.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANILA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANILA
The 6 tiles of MANILA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MANILA
1 longer words begin with MANILA.
Shorter words from the letters in MANILA
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Common questions about MANILA
- Is MANILA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANILA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANILA worth?
- MANILA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANILA mean?
- A strong, light brown paper or fiber, originally made from Manila hemp, used for envelopes, folders, and rope.
- What letters can be added to MANILA?
- MANILA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MANILA:
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