MANTLET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MANTLET 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 MANTLET?
| 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 MANTLET is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANTLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mantletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANTLET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MANTLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does MANTLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A movable screen or shelter used to shield soldiers from enemy fire.
Besiegers once pushed a mantlet forward on wheels so archers and sappers could work close to a wall. The term later covered armoured shields on gun mounts and vehicles. A different, older sense is a short cloak for women.
How MANTLET is used
Military historians use mantlet for siege shields and for the armour plate around a gun.
- The attackers rolled a wooden mantlet up to the foot of the tower.
- A heavy steel mantlet protects the base of the tank gun.
- The sketch shows archers crouching behind a mantlet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANTLET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANTLET
3 longer words begin with MANTLET.
Shorter words from the letters in MANTLET
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Common questions about MANTLET
- Is MANTLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANTLET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANTLET worth?
- MANTLET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANTLET mean?
- A movable screen or shelter used to shield soldiers from enemy fire.
- What letters can be added to MANTLET?
- MANTLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MANTLET:
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