MELINITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MELINITE 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 MELINITE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELINITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELINITE
Front hooks — 1
gmeliniteBack hooks — 1
melinitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELINITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MELINITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELINITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MELINITE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MELINITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A high explosive based on picric acid, first developed in France.
Melinite was used for artillery shells in the late nineteenth century and was similar to the British lyddite. The same name was applied to a yellowish clay, but that sense is rare.
How MELINITE is used
Melinite is used in military history.
- The shells were filled with melinite.
- Melinite was a powerful new explosive of the 1880s.
- An accident with melinite damaged the arsenal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELINITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MELINITE
The 8 tiles of MELINITE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MELINITE
1 longer words begin with MELINITE.
Shorter words from the letters in MELINITE
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Common questions about MELINITE
- Is MELINITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELINITE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELINITE worth?
- MELINITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELINITE mean?
- A high explosive based on picric acid, first developed in France.
- What letters can be added to MELINITE?
- MELINITE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MELINITE:
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