MANWISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MANWISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANWISE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANWISE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANWISE
No single letter turns MANWISE into another word.
How MANWISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MANWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does MANWISE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
rare
In the manner of a man or of a human being.
Manwise uses the suffix -wise in its old sense of "in the manner of". It turns up in playful descriptions of animals behaving like people, as when a dog walks upright.
How MANWISE is used
Manwise is a rare adverb, used mostly for humorous or literary effect.
- The trained bear walked manwise across the stage.
- The monkey sat manwise at the little table.
- He stood manwise on his hind legs and begged for a treat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANWISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MANWISE
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Common questions about MANWISE
- Is MANWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANWISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANWISE worth?
- MANWISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANWISE mean?
- In the manner of a man or of a human being.
- What letters can be added to MANWISE?
- No single letter can be added to MANWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MANWISE:
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