MANILLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MANILLE 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 MANILLE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANILLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANILLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
manillesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANILLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MANILLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does MANILLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In the card games ombre and quadrille, the second-highest trump card.
Players of ombre treated the manille as a powerful card, outranked only by the spadille. Its rank shifted by suit, which made the game tricky to learn. The term survives mostly in game histories.
How MANILLE is used
Manille is a historical card-game term.
- She won the trick with the manille.
- The manille ranked just below the spadille.
- Old rulebooks explain how to play the manille.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANILLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANILLE
1 longer words begin with MANILLE.
Shorter words from the letters in MANILLE
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Common questions about MANILLE
- Is MANILLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANILLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANILLE worth?
- MANILLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANILLE mean?
- In the card games ombre and quadrille, the second-highest trump card.
- What letters can be added to MANILLE?
- MANILLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MANILLE:
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