MELEE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MELEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELEE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELEE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meleesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELEE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MELEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,777.
What does MELEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A confused, close-quarters fight or struggle involving a number of people, or by extension any chaotic scene of activity.
A melee typically breaks out when organized combat or an argument collapses into disorder, with participants fighting hand to hand rather than in formation. The word entered English from French, where it originally described a mingled, disordered crowd, and it still carries that sense of many people mixed together without clear order. Sports commentators and journalists also use melee loosely to describe any chaotic scramble, such as a scuffle after a hockey game or a mad rush at a store sale.
How MELEE is used
Used both for physical brawls and, more loosely, for any chaotic or disorderly scene.
- A melee broke out near the stage after the concert ended.
- Police were called to break up the melee outside the bar.
- Shoppers were caught in a melee during the store's midnight sale.
- The battle quickly dissolved into a disorganized melee.
- Security guards pulled the players apart during the on-ice melee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELEE
1 longer words begin with MELEE.
Words with MELEE inside
2 words contain MELEE in the middle. Words that start with MELEE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MELEE
Common questions about MELEE
- Is MELEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELEE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELEE worth?
- MELEE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELEE mean?
- A confused, close-quarters fight or struggle involving a number of people, or by extension any chaotic scene of activity.
- What letters can be added to MELEE?
- MELEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MELEE:
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