MARANTA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MARANTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARANTA?
| 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 MARANTA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARANTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marantasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARANTA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MARANTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 441,125.
What does MARANTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of tropical American plants that includes the arrowroot and the prayer plant.
Gardeners know maranta chiefly as a houseplant with patterned leaves that fold upward at night. The same group yields the starchy arrowroot once grown as a food crop. The name also serves as a common label for these plants in shops.
How MARANTA is used
In plant care, a maranta is the prayer plant prized for its striped, folding foliage.
- Keep the maranta out of direct sun or its leaves will fade.
- My maranta folds its leaves together every evening.
- The maranta needs humid air and regular watering.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARANTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARANTA
The 7 tiles of MARANTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MARANTA
1 longer words begin with MARANTA.
Shorter words from the letters in MARANTA
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Common questions about MARANTA
- Is MARANTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARANTA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARANTA worth?
- MARANTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARANTA mean?
- A genus of tropical American plants that includes the arrowroot and the prayer plant.
- What letters can be added to MARANTA?
- MARANTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MARANTA:
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