MANIOC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MANIOC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANIOC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANIOC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANIOC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANIOC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MANIOC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about MANIOC
- 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 MANIOC mean in Scrabble?
noun
The starchy root of a tropical shrub, eaten as a staple food and made into flour and tapioca.
Native to South America, the plant is now a main source of calories across much of Africa and tropical Asia. The raw root of the bitter kind contains poison, so it must be grated, soaked and cooked before anyone eats it. The word comes from the Tupi language of Brazil and is a close synonym of cassava, though manioc is the more common term in French-speaking regions.
How MANIOC is used
Used in food, farming and travel writing; cassava is the more usual word in everyday English.
- The villagers grated the manioc and pressed out its bitter juice.
- Flour from manioc is used for flatbread in many regions.
- A field of manioc grew behind the farmhouse.
- Tapioca pearls are made from the starch of manioc.
- Boiled manioc was served with fish and beans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANIOC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANIOC
The 6 tiles of MANIOC in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MANIOC
3 longer words begin with MANIOC.
Shorter words from the letters in MANIOC
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Common questions about MANIOC
- Is MANIOC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANIOC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANIOC worth?
- MANIOC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANIOC mean?
- The starchy root of a tropical shrub, eaten as a staple food and made into flour and tapioca.
- What letters can be added to MANIOC?
- MANIOC takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MANIOC:
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