MELILITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MELILITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELILITE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELILITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELILITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melilitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELILITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MELILITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELILITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELILITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A honey-yellow mineral, a silicate of calcium, aluminium and magnesium, found in igneous rocks.
The name comes from the Greek for honey and refers to the colour. Geologists find melilite in unusual volcanic rocks and in slags from furnaces.
How MELILITE is used
Melilite is a mineralogical term.
- Small grains of melilite showed under the microscope.
- The lava contained crystals of melilite.
- Furnace waste can contain melilite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELILITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELILITE
1 longer words begin with MELILITE.
Shorter words from the letters in MELILITE
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Common questions about MELILITE
- Is MELILITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELILITE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELILITE worth?
- MELILITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELILITE mean?
- A honey-yellow mineral, a silicate of calcium, aluminium and magnesium, found in igneous rocks.
- What letters can be added to MELILITE?
- MELILITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MELILITE:
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