MRIDANGA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MRIDANGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MRIDANGA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MRIDANGA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MRIDANGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MRIDANGA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MRIDANGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MRIDANGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MRIDANGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A two-headed drum of India, shaped like a long barrel.
The mridanga is played with the hands and gives the main rhythm in South Indian classical music. Its two heads are different in size and produce different tones.
How MRIDANGA is used
A term of Indian music; alternative spellings include mridangam.
- The mridanga set the rhythm for the singer.
- He studied the mridanga for years with a master.
- A deep beat from the mridanga filled the temple hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MRIDANGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MRIDANGA
3 longer words begin with MRIDANGA.
Shorter words from the letters in MRIDANGA
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Common questions about MRIDANGA
- Is MRIDANGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MRIDANGA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MRIDANGA worth?
- MRIDANGA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MRIDANGA mean?
- A two-headed drum of India, shaped like a long barrel.
- What letters can be added to MRIDANGA?
- MRIDANGA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MRIDANGA:
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