MANITOU is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MANITOU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANITOU?
| 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 MANITOU is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANITOU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
manitousChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANITOU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MANITOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does MANITOU mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Among Algonquian peoples of North America, a spiritual force or being, good or evil, that is held in reverence.
Manitou is a core idea in Algonquian belief, where such powers may live in people, animals, rocks or places. English writers borrowed the word in the colonial period, and it shows up in place names and fiction. Gitche Manitou, the Great Spirit, appears in Longfellow's poem Hiawatha.
How MANITOU is used
Manitou is used when discussing Native American religion or in literary and place-name contexts.
- The tale describes a manitou living in the lake.
- Hunters made offerings to the manitou of the forest.
- Longfellow wrote of the great manitou in his poem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANITOU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANITOU
The 7 tiles of MANITOU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MANITOU
1 longer words begin with MANITOU.
Shorter words from the letters in MANITOU
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Common questions about MANITOU
- Is MANITOU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANITOU, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANITOU worth?
- MANITOU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANITOU mean?
- Among Algonquian peoples of North America, a spiritual force or being, good or evil, that is held in reverence.
- What letters can be added to MANITOU?
- MANITOU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MANITOU:
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