MARIACHI is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MARIACHI 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 MARIACHI?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARIACHI is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARIACHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mariachisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARIACHI scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MARIACHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARIACHI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARIACHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small band of strolling Mexican musicians, or a musician in such a band, or the folk music they play.
Groups of mariachi usually wear embroidered suits and wide hats, and play violins, trumpets and guitars. They are hired for weddings, birthdays and restaurant tables as much as for street performance.
How MARIACHI is used
Used for the band, the player or the style of music, depending on context.
- A mariachi played outside the restaurant every Saturday night.
- The couple hired a mariachi for their wedding reception.
- He learned to play trumpet in a mariachi group.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARIACHI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARIACHI
1 longer words begin with MARIACHI.
Shorter words from the letters in MARIACHI
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Common questions about MARIACHI
- Is MARIACHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARIACHI, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARIACHI worth?
- MARIACHI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARIACHI mean?
- A small band of strolling Mexican musicians, or a musician in such a band, or the folk music they play.
- What letters can be added to MARIACHI?
- MARIACHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MARIACHI:
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