MELIPHAGOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. MELIPHAGOUS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MELIPHAGOUS?
| 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 MELIPHAGOUS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELIPHAGOUS
No single letter turns MELIPHAGOUS into another word.
How MELIPHAGOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MELIPHAGOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELIPHAGOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MELIPHAGOUS
- All 11 letters of MELIPHAGOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- MELIPHAGOUS 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 MELIPHAGOUS
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Common questions about MELIPHAGOUS
- Is MELIPHAGOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MELIPHAGOUS is not in it.
- How many points is MELIPHAGOUS worth?
- MELIPHAGOUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MELIPHAGOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MELIPHAGOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MELIPHAGOUS:
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