MUSCULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MUSCULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSCULAR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSCULAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSCULAR
No single letter turns MUSCULAR into another word.
How MUSCULAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MUSCULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUSCULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MUSCULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having strong, well-developed muscles, or relating to muscles.
A muscular athlete is built for strength, while a muscular disease affects the muscles themselves. The word can also describe vigorous, forceful writing or policy.
How MUSCULAR is used
Common in sport, medicine and descriptions of people.
- The muscular swimmer powered through the water.
- She has a muscular build from years of rowing.
- Doctors treated a muscular strain in his leg.
- The poem has a muscular, driving rhythm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSCULAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MUSCULAR
3 longer words begin with MUSCULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSCULAR
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Common questions about MUSCULAR
- Is MUSCULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSCULAR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSCULAR worth?
- MUSCULAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSCULAR mean?
- Having strong, well-developed muscles, or relating to muscles.
- What letters can be added to MUSCULAR?
- No single letter can be added to MUSCULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MUSCULAR:
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