MELANISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MELANISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELANISTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELANISTIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELANISTIC
No single letter turns MELANISTIC into another word.
How MELANISTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MELANISTIC, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELANISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELANISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Showing melanism, so that skin, fur or feathers appear far darker than is normal for the species.
Melanistic animals, such as the black panther, carry extra dark pigment in skin, fur or feathers. In some places a melanistic form survives better than a pale one, which makes melanistic moths a classic example in studies of evolution.
How MELANISTIC is used
Melanistic is used in zoology and genetics for dark colour forms of animals.
- The melanistic squirrel was almost entirely black.
- A melanistic leopard is often called a black panther.
- Melanistic moths became common near sooty factories.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELANISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MELANISTIC
The 10 tiles of MELANISTIC in a different order — 1 found.
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Common questions about MELANISTIC
- Is MELANISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELANISTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELANISTIC worth?
- MELANISTIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELANISTIC mean?
- Showing melanism, so that skin, fur or feathers appear far darker than is normal for the species.
- What letters can be added to MELANISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to MELANISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MELANISTIC:
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