MAUNDY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MAUNDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAUNDY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAUNDY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAUNDY
No single letter turns MAUNDY into another word.
How MAUNDY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAUNDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does MAUNDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on the Thursday before Easter, or the special coins given out in Britain at that service.
The custom recalls the washing of the disciples' feet at the Last Supper, and the word is thought to come from a Latin word for a command. In Britain the monarch takes part each year in a Maundy service, handing small silver coins to chosen elderly people. Maundy Thursday is the day on which the ceremony is held.
How MAUNDY is used
Religious and ceremonial; most often seen in "Maundy Thursday" and "Maundy money".
- The queen distributed the maundy coins to pensioners.
- In the old rite the bishop performed the maundy by washing the feet of twelve poor men.
- A purse of maundy money was presented at the cathedral.
- The maundy service is held in a different church each year.
- She kept the silver penny from the maundy as a keepsake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAUNDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MAUNDY
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Common questions about MAUNDY
- Is MAUNDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAUNDY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAUNDY worth?
- MAUNDY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAUNDY mean?
- The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on the Thursday before Easter, or the special coins given out in Britain at that service.
- What letters can be added to MAUNDY?
- No single letter can be added to MAUNDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAUNDY:
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