MARASCHINO is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MARASCHINO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARASCHINO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARASCHINO is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARASCHINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maraschinosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARASCHINO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MARASCHINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARASCHINO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MARASCHINO
- The same 10 tiles also spell 2 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 MARASCHINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries, or a cherry preserved in syrup.
Maraschino first named a clear liqueur from Dalmatia. In modern cooking the word more often means the bright red cherry used on cocktails and desserts.
How MARASCHINO is used
Maraschino is used in cooking and bartending, often as maraschino cherry.
- A maraschino cherry topped the ice cream sundae.
- The recipe called for a splash of maraschino.
- He stirred the cocktail and added a maraschino.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARASCHINO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARASCHINO
The 10 tiles of MARASCHINO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MARASCHINO
1 longer words begin with MARASCHINO.
Shorter words from the letters in MARASCHINO
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Common questions about MARASCHINO
- Is MARASCHINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARASCHINO, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARASCHINO worth?
- MARASCHINO is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARASCHINO mean?
- A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries, or a cherry preserved in syrup.
- What letters can be added to MARASCHINO?
- MARASCHINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MARASCHINO:
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