MELIACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. MELIACEOUS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MELIACEOUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELIACEOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELIACEOUS
No single letter turns MELIACEOUS into another word.
How MELIACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MELIACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELIACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MELIACEOUS
- MELIACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- MELIACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in MELIACEOUS
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Common questions about MELIACEOUS
- Is MELIACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MELIACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is MELIACEOUS worth?
- MELIACEOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MELIACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MELIACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MELIACEOUS:
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