MANILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MANILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANILLA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANILLA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
manillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANILLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MANILLA, 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 | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does MANILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A horseshoe-shaped bracelet of metal once used as money in parts of West Africa.
Traders brought manilla bracelets from Europe to buy goods and, grimly, captives along the coast. Museums now keep them as evidence of that trade. The same spelling is sometimes used for the strong fibre or paper called manila.
How MANILLA is used
Manilla in this sense is a historical and museum term.
- A copper manilla lay in the museum case.
- Merchants exchanged each manilla for palm oil.
- The manilla was shaped like an open ring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANILLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANILLA
The 7 tiles of MANILLA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MANILLA
1 longer words begin with MANILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in MANILLA
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Common questions about MANILLA
- Is MANILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANILLA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANILLA worth?
- MANILLA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANILLA mean?
- A horseshoe-shaped bracelet of metal once used as money in parts of West Africa.
- What letters can be added to MANILLA?
- MANILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MANILLA:
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