MENILITE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. MENILITE 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept MENILITE?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MENILITE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MENILITE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MENILITE scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in MENILITE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENILITE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MENILITE

• 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

Anagrams of MENILITE

The 8 tiles of MENILITE in a different order — 3 found.

Words starting with MENILITE

1 longer words begin with MENILITE.

Shorter words from the letters in MENILITE

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Common questions about MENILITE

Is MENILITE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MENILITE is not in it.

How many points is MENILITE worth?

MENILITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MENILITE?

MENILITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.