MELANIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. MELANIANS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MELANIANS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELANIANS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANIANS
No single letter turns MELANIANS into another word.
How MELANIANS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MELANIANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELANIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELANIANS mean in Scrabble?
MELANIANS is the plural of MELANIAN.
MELANIAN(noun) — A freshwater snail with a tall, turret-shaped shell, belonging to a family once called Melaniidae.
Shorter words from the letters in MELANIANS
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Common questions about MELANIANS
- Is MELANIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MELANIANS is not in it.
- How many points is MELANIANS worth?
- MELANIANS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MELANIANS?
- No single letter can be added to MELANIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MELANIANS:
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