Is MELAENA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELAENA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MELAENA worth?

MELAENA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MELAENA?

MELAENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

MELAENA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. MELAENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

m3e1l1a1e1n1a1

PlayableMELAENA · 7 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 140,358odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept MELAENA?

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

54WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.29

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

7.71%

Our own measure of how useful MELAENA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MELAENA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

melaenas10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MELAENA scores

Scrabble m3e1l1a1e1n1a1 9

Words with Friends m4e1l2a1e1n2a1 12

Face value of the 7 tiles in MELAENA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
m	1	2
e	2	12
l	1	4
a	2	9
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.

Words starting with MELAENA

melaenas10

1 longer words begin with MELAENA.

Shorter words from the letters in MELAENA

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Common questions about MELAENA

Is MELAENA valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELAENA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MELAENA worth?: MELAENA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MELAENA?: MELAENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MELAENA:

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