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.
Which word lists accept MELAENA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
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
melaenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELAENA scores
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.
What does MELAENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalBritish
The passing of dark, tarry faeces containing digested blood, a sign of bleeding in the upper digestive tract.
Doctors treat melaena as a warning that blood has been lost somewhere between the stomach and the gut. The black colour comes from blood altered by digestive acids. The spelling melaena is British, with the American form melena.
How MELAENA is used
The word melaena appears in clinical notes and medical textbooks.
- The patient was admitted with melaena and signs of anaemia.
- Melaena often points to an ulcer in the stomach.
- Persistent melaena requires urgent investigation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELAENA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELAENA
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 does MELAENA mean?
- The passing of dark, tarry faeces containing digested blood, a sign of bleeding in the upper digestive tract.
- 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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