MANTEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MANTEAU 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 MANTEAU?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANTEAU is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANTEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANTEAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MANTEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about MANTEAU
- MANTEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MANTEAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A loose gown or cloak worn by women, especially in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
You are most likely to find manteau in descriptions of period dress and in fashion history. It is the same French root that gave English the word mantle, and the spelling keeps its foreign look. Some regions also use it for a long, light coat worn over other clothes.
How MANTEAU is used
The word manteau is mainly historical and appears in costume or literary writing.
- She draped a silk manteau over her shoulders before the ball.
- The portrait shows a lady in a rich brocade manteau.
- The museum keeps a faded manteau from the reign of Queen Anne.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANTEAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANTEAU
2 longer words begin with MANTEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in MANTEAU
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Common questions about MANTEAU
- Is MANTEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANTEAU, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANTEAU worth?
- MANTEAU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANTEAU mean?
- A loose gown or cloak worn by women, especially in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to MANTEAU?
- MANTEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MANTEAU:
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