MARMALADE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MARMALADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARMALADE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARMALADE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARMALADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marmaladesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARMALADE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MARMALADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARMALADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARMALADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A preserve made by boiling citrus fruit, especially bitter oranges, with sugar.
In Britain marmalade is the classic spread for toast at breakfast, usually with thin strips of peel suspended in it. The word also describes the orange-and-cream colouring of some cats.
How MARMALADE is used
Used for the food, and for a cat's orange coat.
- She spread thick-cut marmalade on her toast.
- Grandmother made marmalade every January when the Seville oranges arrived.
- The marmalade cat dozed on the windowsill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARMALADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARMALADE
1 longer words begin with MARMALADE.
Shorter words from the letters in MARMALADE
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Common questions about MARMALADE
- Is MARMALADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARMALADE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARMALADE worth?
- MARMALADE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARMALADE mean?
- A preserve made by boiling citrus fruit, especially bitter oranges, with sugar.
- What letters can be added to MARMALADE?
- MARMALADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MARMALADE:
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