MARDY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. MARDY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MARDY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARDY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARDY
No single letter turns MARDY into another word.
How MARDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MARDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does MARDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishinformal
Sulky, petulant or easily offended, in a childish way.
Mardy is chiefly heard in the north and east Midlands of England and became far better known nationally after Arctic Monkeys used it in a song title. It describes a mood rather than a permanent character, so someone can be called mardy for an afternoon without the label sticking.
How MARDY is used
Regional British informal usage, spreading through popular music and casual speech.
- He went mardy the moment his team lost.
- A mardy child sulks in the corner rather than saying what is wrong.
- Stop being so mardy about losing one game.
- The whole office was mardy after the meeting.
- She's mardy today, so best leave the subject alone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARDY
1 longer words begin with MARDY.
Shorter words from the letters in MARDY
Common questions about MARDY
- Is MARDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARDY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARDY worth?
- MARDY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARDY mean?
- Sulky, petulant or easily offended, in a childish way.
- What letters can be added to MARDY?
- No single letter can be added to MARDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MARDY:
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