MELALEUCA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MELALEUCA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELALEUCA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELALEUCA is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELALEUCA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melaleucasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELALEUCA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MELALEUCA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELALEUCA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELALEUCA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An Australian tree or shrub of the myrtle family with papery bark and brush-like flower spikes.
Species of melaleuca grow mainly in Australia and are valued for their timber and for oil from their leaves, the source of tea tree oil. Gardeners sometimes plant a melaleuca as a hedge or windbreak near coastal soil.
How MELALEUCA is used
Used in botany, gardening and the essential-oil trade.
- A melaleuca with peeling white bark shaded the creek bank.
- Oil from the melaleuca is widely used in skin-care products.
- Bees crowded the red flower spikes of the melaleuca.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELALEUCA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELALEUCA
1 longer words begin with MELALEUCA.
Shorter words from the letters in MELALEUCA
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Common questions about MELALEUCA
- Is MELALEUCA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELALEUCA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELALEUCA worth?
- MELALEUCA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELALEUCA mean?
- An Australian tree or shrub of the myrtle family with papery bark and brush-like flower spikes.
- What letters can be added to MELALEUCA?
- MELALEUCA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MELALEUCA:
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