MILLRACE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MILLRACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILLRACE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILLRACE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILLRACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
millracesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILLRACE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MILLRACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MILLRACE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MILLRACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The fast channel of water that turns a mill wheel.
Builders dug the millrace to bring a stream from upriver to the wheel, and the leftover water returned downstream through a tailrace. Old village names and walking maps often keep a millrace long after the mill has gone.
How MILLRACE is used
Used in the history of water-powered mills.
- Water rushed along the millrace toward the wheel.
- Children fished in the old millrace on summer days.
- The millrace was dug by hand centuries ago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILLRACE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MILLRACE
The 8 tiles of MILLRACE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MILLRACE
1 longer words begin with MILLRACE.
Shorter words from the letters in MILLRACE
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Common questions about MILLRACE
- Is MILLRACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILLRACE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILLRACE worth?
- MILLRACE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILLRACE mean?
- The fast channel of water that turns a mill wheel.
- What letters can be added to MILLRACE?
- MILLRACE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MILLRACE:
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