MEGILPH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MEGILPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEGILPH?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEGILPH is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEGILPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
megilphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEGILPH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MEGILPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does MEGILPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A jelly-like painting medium made of linseed oil and mastic varnish, mixed with oil paints by artists.
Painters of the nineteenth century prized megilph for the soft, glossy glazes it produced. It later fell out of favour because it cracked and darkened over time.
How MEGILPH is used
Megilph is a rare art-materials term, more often spelled "megilp".
- The artist thinned his colours with a dab of megilph.
- Old studio manuals recommend megilph for deep glazes.
- A coat of megilph gave the portrait a warm sheen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEGILPH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEGILPH
1 longer words begin with MEGILPH.
Shorter words from the letters in MEGILPH
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Common questions about MEGILPH
- Is MEGILPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEGILPH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEGILPH worth?
- MEGILPH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEGILPH mean?
- A jelly-like painting medium made of linseed oil and mastic varnish, mixed with oil paints by artists.
- What letters can be added to MEGILPH?
- MEGILPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MEGILPH:
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