MARINADE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MARINADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARINADE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARINADE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARINADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARINADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MARINADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARINADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARINADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A seasoned liquid in which meat, fish or vegetables are soaked before cooking.
A good marinade usually combines an acid such as vinegar or wine with oil and herbs, giving flavour and softening the surface of the food. Cooks leave tough cuts in it for hours or overnight. The leftover liquid can be boiled and turned into a sauce.
How MARINADE is used
Marinade is a cookery word; as a verb it means to soak food in such a liquid.
- Leave the lamb in the marinade overnight.
- The marinade of lemon, garlic and oil smelled wonderful.
- She brushed the leftover marinade over the grilling chicken.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARINADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARINADE
2 longer words begin with MARINADE.
Shorter words from the letters in MARINADE
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Common questions about MARINADE
- Is MARINADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARINADE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARINADE worth?
- MARINADE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARINADE mean?
- A seasoned liquid in which meat, fish or vegetables are soaked before cooking.
- What letters can be added to MARINADE?
- MARINADE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MARINADE:
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