MRIDANGAM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MRIDANGAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MRIDANGAM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MRIDANGAM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MRIDANGAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mridangamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MRIDANGAM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MRIDANGAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 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 MRIDANGAM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MRIDANGAM
- MRIDANGAM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MRIDANGAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A barrel-shaped, double-headed drum of southern India, with one head larger than the other.
The mridangam is the main rhythmic instrument in Carnatic music and accompanies singers and instrumentalists. Its two skins are tuned and struck with the fingers and palms to produce a wide range of tones. Players spend years learning its spoken rhythm syllables.
How MRIDANGAM is used
Mridangam is used in writing about Indian classical music, concerts and percussion.
- The mridangam player opened the concert with a rapid rhythmic pattern.
- He studied the mridangam for ten years in Chennai.
- A mridangam is played across the lap with both hands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MRIDANGAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MRIDANGAM
1 longer words begin with MRIDANGAM.
Shorter words from the letters in MRIDANGAM
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Common questions about MRIDANGAM
- Is MRIDANGAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MRIDANGAM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MRIDANGAM worth?
- MRIDANGAM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MRIDANGAM mean?
- A barrel-shaped, double-headed drum of southern India, with one head larger than the other.
- What letters can be added to MRIDANGAM?
- MRIDANGAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MRIDANGAM:
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