MARGARIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MARGARIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARGARIN?
| 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 MARGARIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARGARIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARGARIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MARGARIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARGARIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARGARIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A butter substitute made from vegetable oils, or a fatty compound of glycerin and margaric acid.
This spelling without the final e is the older and chemical form of margarine. Earlier chemists thought margarin was one specific fat, but it proved to be a mixture. Everyday shopping lists use the longer spelling.
How MARGARIN is used
Margarin is a rarer spelling, found in older texts and in chemistry.
- The old recipe asked for margarin instead of butter.
- Early chemists believed margarin was a single compound.
- He spread a thin layer of margarin on the toast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARGARIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARGARIN
3 longer words begin with MARGARIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MARGARIN
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Common questions about MARGARIN
- Is MARGARIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARGARIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARGARIN worth?
- MARGARIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARGARIN mean?
- A butter substitute made from vegetable oils, or a fatty compound of glycerin and margaric acid.
- What letters can be added to MARGARIN?
- MARGARIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MARGARIN:
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