MELANCHOLIA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MELANCHOLIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELANCHOLIA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELANCHOLIA is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANCHOLIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELANCHOLIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MELANCHOLIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELANCHOLIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELANCHOLIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A state of deep, lasting sadness and gloom, once treated as a medical condition.
Melancholia is the older name for what is now often called severe depression. In literature and art it also names a brooding, thoughtful sadness that has a certain beauty.
How MELANCHOLIA is used
Melancholia is a literary and historical term, while doctors today usually say depression.
- A deep melancholia settled over him after the war.
- The painter was known for the melancholia of his late works.
- Physicians in the past blamed melancholia on an excess of black bile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELANCHOLIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELANCHOLIA
4 longer words begin with MELANCHOLIA.
Shorter words from the letters in MELANCHOLIA
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Common questions about MELANCHOLIA
- Is MELANCHOLIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELANCHOLIA, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELANCHOLIA worth?
- MELANCHOLIA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELANCHOLIA mean?
- A state of deep, lasting sadness and gloom, once treated as a medical condition.
- What letters can be added to MELANCHOLIA?
- MELANCHOLIA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MELANCHOLIA:
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