MEHNDI is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MEHNDI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEHNDI?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEHNDI is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEHNDI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mehndisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEHNDI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEHNDI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does MEHNDI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
The art of decorating the hands and feet with patterns drawn in henna paste, or the designs themselves.
The word comes from Hindi and names the henna plant as well as the craft. Mehndi is traditionally applied to a bride before a wedding in South Asia, and a gathering held for the purpose is itself often called a mehndi. The stain fades over a week or two, so it is a temporary decoration rather than a tattoo.
How MEHNDI is used
Used in South Asian English and now widely understood elsewhere.
- The bride sat for hours while the artist drew mehndi on her hands.
- Her mehndi had faded to a pale orange by the following week.
- The women gathered the night before for the mehndi.
- He admired the fine mehndi patterns on her wrists.
- A stall at the fair offered mehndi for a small fee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEHNDI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEHNDI
1 longer words begin with MEHNDI.
Shorter words from the letters in MEHNDI
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Common questions about MEHNDI
- Is MEHNDI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEHNDI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEHNDI worth?
- MEHNDI is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEHNDI mean?
- The art of decorating the hands and feet with patterns drawn in henna paste, or the designs themselves.
- What letters can be added to MEHNDI?
- MEHNDI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEHNDI:
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