MARCEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MARCEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARCEL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARCEL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARCEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marcelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARCEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MARCEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does MARCEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A deep, regular wave set into the hair with heated tongs.
The style takes its name from the French hairdresser Marcel Grateau, who introduced it in the 1870s, and it was at its most fashionable in the 1920s and 1930s. The waves are formed by clamping hot curling irons along the hair in alternating directions, giving a rippled look close to the head. As a verb the word means to style hair this way.
How MARCEL is used
Historical and fashion term; a hairdressing word, rarely heard now.
- Her hair was set in a neat marcel for the party.
- Film stars of the 1930s often wore a marcel.
- The salon still offers a marcel for period weddings.
- A marcel needs hot tongs and a steady hand.
- Grandmother kept a photograph of her marcel from 1928.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARCEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MARCEL
The 6 tiles of MARCEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MARCEL
7 longer words begin with MARCEL.
Shorter words from the letters in MARCEL
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Common questions about MARCEL
- Is MARCEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARCEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARCEL worth?
- MARCEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARCEL mean?
- A deep, regular wave set into the hair with heated tongs.
- What letters can be added to MARCEL?
- MARCEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MARCEL:
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