MELANISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MELANISE 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MELANISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELANISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELANISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MELANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MELANISE
2 longer words begin with MELANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in MELANISE
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Common questions about MELANISE
- Is MELANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MELANISE is not in it.
- How many points is MELANISE worth?
- MELANISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MELANISE?
- MELANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MELANISE:
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