MELODEON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MELODEON 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 MELODEON?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELODEON is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELODEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
melodeonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELODEON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MELODEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELODEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELODEON mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A small reed organ, or a small button accordion played in folk music.
In the nineteenth century a melodeon was a compact parlour organ pumped by foot pedals. Today the word usually means the simple accordion heard in English, Irish and German folk bands. The two meanings have little in common beyond the reeds that make the sound.
How MELODEON is used
Melodeon is used in folk music and in histories of keyboard instruments.
- The melodeon drove the rhythm of the village dance.
- An old melodeon stood in the corner of the chapel.
- She plays melodeon in a ceilidh band.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELODEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELODEON
1 longer words begin with MELODEON.
Shorter words from the letters in MELODEON
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Common questions about MELODEON
- Is MELODEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELODEON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELODEON worth?
- MELODEON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELODEON mean?
- A small reed organ, or a small button accordion played in folk music.
- What letters can be added to MELODEON?
- MELODEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MELODEON:
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