MANTIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MANTIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANTIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANTIS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANTIS
No single letter turns MANTIS into another word.
How MANTIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MANTIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about MANTIS
- 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 MANTIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A predatory insect with a triangular head and long forelegs held together as if in prayer, used to seize other insects.
A mantis waits almost motionless, relying on camouflage and patience rather than speed, until an unsuspecting insect strays close enough to be seized by its spiked forelegs. The distinctive folded posture of those forelegs has earned the mantis its common nickname, the praying mantis, though the pose signals ambush rather than devotion. Certain mantis species are also known for the female eating the male after mating, a behavior widely studied by biologists.
How MANTIS is used
Common in nature writing and everyday references to garden insects.
- A green mantis clung motionless to the tomato stem.
- Children in the garden watched the mantis snatch a fly midair.
- The documentary explained why a female mantis sometimes eats her mate.
- Gardeners welcome the mantis as a natural pest control.
- A young mantis molts several times before reaching adult size.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANTIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANTIS
The 6 tiles of MANTIS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MANTIS
3 longer words begin with MANTIS.
Shorter words from the letters in MANTIS
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Common questions about MANTIS
- Is MANTIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANTIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANTIS worth?
- MANTIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANTIS mean?
- A predatory insect with a triangular head and long forelegs held together as if in prayer, used to seize other insects.
- What letters can be added to MANTIS?
- No single letter can be added to MANTIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MANTIS:
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