MELA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MELA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MELA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about MELA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 MELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A large public fair or festival held in South Asia, often with a religious or cultural purpose.
Millions of pilgrims once travelled to the Kumbh Mela, the most famous of these gatherings. Smaller towns hold their own mela each year, usually with stalls, music, and rides. The scale varies enormously, but every mela shares this festive, communal purpose.
How MELA is used
A loanword from Hindi, used in English writing about South Asian culture and festivals.
- Thousands of pilgrims gathered at the mela beside the river.
- Stalls selling sweets and toys lined the road leading to the mela.
- The village holds its annual mela at the end of the harvest.
- Music and dancing continued at the mela long after sunset.
- Her grandmother still remembers the huge mela held before independence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MELA
The 4 tiles of MELA in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with MELA
Showing 24 of 96 words that begin with MELA.
Words ending in MELA
3 words end in MELA. Useful as a back hook: play MELA onto a word already on the board.
Words with MELA inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain MELA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MELA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MELA
Common questions about MELA
- Is MELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELA worth?
- MELA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELA mean?
- A large public fair or festival held in South Asia, often with a religious or cultural purpose.
- What letters can be added to MELA?
- MELA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MELA:
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