MELENA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MELENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELENA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELENA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELENA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MELENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does MELENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The passing of dark, tarry stools caused by digested blood, usually from bleeding higher in the digestive tract.
Melena signals that blood has been in the gut long enough for digestive acids and bacteria to turn it black and sticky, which is why it usually points to bleeding from the stomach or upper intestine rather than the lower bowel. Doctors treat the sign as urgent, since it often means a bleeding ulcer or another serious internal source. The dark color and strong odor distinguish melena clearly from the brighter red blood seen with bleeding closer to the rectum.
How MELENA is used
A clinical term used by doctors and nurses to describe a specific, dark form of blood in the stool.
- The patient's melena suggested bleeding somewhere in the upper digestive tract.
- Doctors ordered an endoscopy after several days of melena.
- Melena can look almost black and has a distinctive, unpleasant smell.
- Nurses recorded the onset of melena in the patient's chart.
- An ulcer was later found to be the cause of the melena.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELENA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MELENA
The 6 tiles of MELENA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MELENA
1 longer words begin with MELENA.
Shorter words from the letters in MELENA
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Common questions about MELENA
- Is MELENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELENA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELENA worth?
- MELENA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELENA mean?
- The passing of dark, tarry stools caused by digested blood, usually from bleeding higher in the digestive tract.
- What letters can be added to MELENA?
- MELENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MELENA:
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