MELANIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MELANIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELANIC?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELANIC is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melanicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELANIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MELANIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does MELANIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having unusually dark colouring caused by an excess of dark pigment.
Zoologists call an animal melanic when it is darker than the usual form of its species, such as a black moth among pale ones. The darker form is common in places with soot or thick forest.
How MELANIC is used
Used in biology and genetics.
- The melanic form of the moth is almost black.
- A melanic leopard is known as a black panther.
- Melanic individuals are common in this industrial region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELANIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MELANIC
The 7 tiles of MELANIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MELANIC
1 longer words begin with MELANIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MELANIC
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Common questions about MELANIC
- Is MELANIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELANIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELANIC worth?
- MELANIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELANIC mean?
- Having unusually dark colouring caused by an excess of dark pigment.
- What letters can be added to MELANIC?
- MELANIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MELANIC:
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