MARTINGALE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MARTINGALE 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 MARTINGALE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARTINGALE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARTINGALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
martingalesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARTINGALE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MARTINGALE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARTINGALE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARTINGALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strap running from a horse's girth to its noseband or reins, used to stop the horse tossing its head too high; also a betting system in which the stake is doubled after each loss.
Riders fit a martingale to keep a horse's head from rising out of control. Gamblers borrowed the same word for a risky doubling strategy, and a martingale of that kind can ruin a player quickly if losses keep coming.
How MARTINGALE is used
Used in horse riding for tack and in gambling or mathematics for the betting system.
- The instructor checked that the martingale was neither too tight nor too loose.
- He lost his savings following a martingale at the roulette table.
- A running martingale is common on eventing horses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARTINGALE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARTINGALE
1 longer words begin with MARTINGALE.
Shorter words from the letters in MARTINGALE
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Common questions about MARTINGALE
- Is MARTINGALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARTINGALE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARTINGALE worth?
- MARTINGALE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARTINGALE mean?
- A strap running from a horse's girth to its noseband or reins, used to stop the horse tossing its head too high; also a betting system in which the stake is doubled after each loss.
- What letters can be added to MARTINGALE?
- MARTINGALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MARTINGALE:
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