MELLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MELLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELLOW?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELLOW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELLOW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELLOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MELLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does MELLOW mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Soft, smooth and pleasantly rich, as ripe fruit, aged wine, gentle light or a relaxed temper.
Mellow describes things that have ripened or aged into a gentler state, such as cheese, wine, a cello tone or the colour of late sun. It is also said of people who have grown easygoing with age or who are comfortably relaxed. As a verb, to mellow means to become softer or calmer over time.
How MELLOW is used
Used for tastes, sounds, colours and moods; informal for a relaxed person.
- The mellow glow of the lamp filled the room.
- This wine has grown mellow after ten years in the cellar.
- He turned mellow in his old age.
- The cello gave a mellow sound.
- A mellow pear fell from the branch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELLOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELLOW
13 longer words begin with MELLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in MELLOW
Common questions about MELLOW
- Is MELLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELLOW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELLOW worth?
- MELLOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELLOW mean?
- Soft, smooth and pleasantly rich, as ripe fruit, aged wine, gentle light or a relaxed temper.
- What letters can be added to MELLOW?
- MELLOW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MELLOW:
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