MELANCHOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MELANCHOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELANCHOLIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELANCHOLIC is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANCHOLIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melancholicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELANCHOLIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MELANCHOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELANCHOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELANCHOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sad in a quiet, thoughtful way, or prone to long spells of low spirits.
A melancholic mood is gentle and reflective rather than sharply painful, which is why the word suits autumn music and old photographs. In older medicine it named one of the four temperaments, believed to come from an excess of black bile.
How MELANCHOLIC is used
Applied to people, moods, music and scenery.
- The violin played a slow, melancholic tune.
- He grew melancholic whenever he visited his old school.
- A melancholic fog hung over the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELANCHOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELANCHOLIC
2 longer words begin with MELANCHOLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MELANCHOLIC
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Common questions about MELANCHOLIC
- Is MELANCHOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELANCHOLIC, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELANCHOLIC worth?
- MELANCHOLIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELANCHOLIC mean?
- Sad in a quiet, thoughtful way, or prone to long spells of low spirits.
- What letters can be added to MELANCHOLIC?
- MELANCHOLIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MELANCHOLIC:
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