MARTINGAL is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. MARTINGAL is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
m3a1r1t1i1n1g2a1l1
PlayableMARTINGAL · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept MARTINGAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful MARTINGAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARTINGAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARTINGAL scores
Scrabble m3a1r1t1i1n1g2a1l1 12
Words with Friends m4a1r1t1i1n2g3a1l2 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in MARTINGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARTINGAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MARTINGAL
3 longer words begin with MARTINGAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MARTINGAL
alarming11 marginal11 amating10 malting10 marling10 marting10 migrant10 tangram10 trangam10 laminar9 marital9 martial9 martian9 matinal9 railman9 tamarin9 granita8 larigan8 ragtail8 ratling8 arming9 ingram9 laming9 lingam9 maaing9 magian9 malign9 mangal9 margin9 mating9 ragman9 taming9 airman8 almain8 amrita8 animal8 lamina8 manati8 manila8 mantra8
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Common questions about MARTINGAL
- Is MARTINGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MARTINGAL is not in it.
- How many points is MARTINGAL worth?
- MARTINGAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MARTINGAL?
- MARTINGAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MARTINGAL:
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