MEDLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MEDLAR 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.
Which word lists accept MEDLAR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEDLAR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDLAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
medlarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDLAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEDLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about MEDLAR
- 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
What does MEDLAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small tree of the rose family, or its brown, apple-like fruit, eaten only when very soft.
The medlar fruit is hard and sour when picked, and it must be left until it begins to rot slightly, a process called bletting, before it is pleasant to eat. The tree is native to south-west Asia and south-east Europe and has been grown in gardens since ancient times. Old English writers often made jokes about the fruit's odd appearance, and Shakespeare mentions it in two plays.
How MEDLAR is used
A gardening and food word; mostly known in Britain and Europe, where the fruit is made into jelly.
- A medlar tree grew in the corner of the old orchard.
- We made jelly from the soft medlar fruit.
- The medlar must be left on the shelf until it softens.
- Its large white blossom made the medlar a pretty sight in May.
- No one in the village knew what a medlar tasted like.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDLAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEDLAR
The 6 tiles of MEDLAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MEDLAR
1 longer words begin with MEDLAR.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDLAR
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Common questions about MEDLAR
- Is MEDLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDLAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDLAR worth?
- MEDLAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDLAR mean?
- A small tree of the rose family, or its brown, apple-like fruit, eaten only when very soft.
- What letters can be added to MEDLAR?
- MEDLAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEDLAR:
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