MELAMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MELAMINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELAMINE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELAMINE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELAMINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melaminesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELAMINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MELAMINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELAMINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELAMINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A white crystalline compound rich in nitrogen, used to make hard plastics and resins.
Melamine resin turns up in kitchen worktops, laminate coatings and unbreakable dishes. The chemical made headlines when it was illegally added to food products to fake their protein content.
How MELAMINE is used
Used in manufacturing and food-safety contexts.
- The picnic plates were made of melamine.
- Inspectors tested the milk powder for melamine.
- A melamine surface wipes clean in seconds.
- Factories use melamine in glues and laminates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELAMINE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELAMINE
1 longer words begin with MELAMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MELAMINE
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Common questions about MELAMINE
- Is MELAMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELAMINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELAMINE worth?
- MELAMINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELAMINE mean?
- A white crystalline compound rich in nitrogen, used to make hard plastics and resins.
- What letters can be added to MELAMINE?
- MELAMINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MELAMINE:
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