MEDALS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MEDALS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableMEDALS · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 86,231odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept MEDALS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.83%
Our own measure of how useful MEDALS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDALS
No single letter turns MEDALS into another word.
How MEDALS scores
Scrabble m3e1d2a1l1s1 9
Words with Friends m4e1d2a1l2s1 11
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEDALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about MEDALS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of MEDALS
The 6 tiles of MEDALS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDALS
dames8 lamed8 mased8 meads8 medal8 melds8 almes7 lames7 leams7 males7 meals7 melas7 mesal7 samel7 dales6 deals6 lades6 lased6 leads6 slade6 dame7 dams7 made7 mads7 mead7 meds7 meld7 alme6 alms6 ames6 elms6 lame6 lams6 leam6 maes6 male6 mals6 mase6 meal6 mela6
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Common questions about MEDALS
- Is MEDALS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDALS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDALS worth?
- MEDALS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MEDALS?
- No single letter can be added to MEDALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEDALS:
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