MANTELSHELF is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MANTELSHELF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANTELSHELF?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANTELSHELF is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANTELSHELF
No single letter turns MANTELSHELF into another word.
How MANTELSHELF scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MANTELSHELF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANTELSHELF has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANTELSHELF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The shelf above a fireplace, where ornaments and photographs are often displayed.
A mantelshelf is the ledge that runs along the top of a fireplace surround. Families traditionally put clocks, candles and greeting cards on it. In climbing, a mantelshelf is also a move in which you press down on a ledge to lift your body up onto it.
How MANTELSHELF is used
Mantelshelf can mean the fireplace ledge or the climbing move named after it.
- The clock ticked quietly on the mantelshelf.
- Christmas cards covered the mantelshelf.
- She dusted the photographs along the mantelshelf.
- The climber made a mantelshelf move to reach the ledge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANTELSHELF and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MANTELSHELF
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Common questions about MANTELSHELF
- Is MANTELSHELF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANTELSHELF, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANTELSHELF worth?
- MANTELSHELF is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANTELSHELF mean?
- The shelf above a fireplace, where ornaments and photographs are often displayed.
- What letters can be added to MANTELSHELF?
- No single letter can be added to MANTELSHELF to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MANTELSHELF:
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