MATRILINEALLY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MATRILINEALLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MATRILINEALLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATRILINEALLY is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATRILINEALLY
No single letter turns MATRILINEALLY into another word.
How MATRILINEALLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in MATRILINEALLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MATRILINEALLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MATRILINEALLY mean in Scrabble?
MATRILINEALLY is the adverb formed from MATRILINEAL.
MATRILINEAL(adjective) — Tracing descent, inheritance or kinship through the mother and the female line.
Shorter words from the letters in MATRILINEALLY
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Common questions about MATRILINEALLY
- Is MATRILINEALLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATRILINEALLY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATRILINEALLY worth?
- MATRILINEALLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MATRILINEALLY?
- No single letter can be added to MATRILINEALLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of MATRILINEALLY:
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