MARCHESA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MARCHESA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARCHESA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARCHESA is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARCHESA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marchesasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARCHESA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MARCHESA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARCHESA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARCHESA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An Italian noblewoman of the rank of marchioness, or the wife or widow of a marchese.
The marchesa is the feminine counterpart of an Italian title that sits between a prince and a count. You meet the word mostly in novels, opera programmes and histories of Italian society.
How MARCHESA is used
Used as a title or noun in writing about Italian aristocracy.
- The marchesa received her guests in the frescoed hall.
- A portrait of the marchesa hung above the staircase.
- In the novel, the marchesa hides a scandalous secret.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARCHESA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARCHESA
1 longer words begin with MARCHESA.
Shorter words from the letters in MARCHESA
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Common questions about MARCHESA
- Is MARCHESA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARCHESA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARCHESA worth?
- MARCHESA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARCHESA mean?
- An Italian noblewoman of the rank of marchioness, or the wife or widow of a marchese.
- What letters can be added to MARCHESA?
- MARCHESA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MARCHESA:
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