MARGINALIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MARGINALIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARGINALIA?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARGINALIA is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARGINALIA
No single letter turns MARGINALIA into another word.
How MARGINALIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MARGINALIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARGINALIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARGINALIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Notes, comments or small drawings written or printed in the margins of a book or manuscript.
Readers have always scribbled marginalia, whether to argue with an author or to mark a favourite passage. Scholars treasure the marginalia of famous people because it shows how they actually thought while reading.
How MARGINALIA is used
Used in discussing books, manuscripts and scholarship; it is a plural form often treated as a collective noun.
- The library displayed the poet's marginalia alongside the printed text.
- Medieval monks filled the pages with playful marginalia, including snails and rabbits.
- Her marginalia in the textbook were funnier than the lectures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARGINALIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MARGINALIA
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Common questions about MARGINALIA
- Is MARGINALIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARGINALIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARGINALIA worth?
- MARGINALIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARGINALIA mean?
- Notes, comments or small drawings written or printed in the margins of a book or manuscript.
- What letters can be added to MARGINALIA?
- No single letter can be added to MARGINALIA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MARGINALIA:
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