Is MALEDICTION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALEDICTION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALEDICTION mean?
- noun
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
“he suffered the imprecations of the mob”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 11
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MALEDICTION
Single letters that turn MALEDICTION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MALEDICTION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decimation15
- medication15
- demonical14
- dominical14
- medicinal14
- omnicidal14
- melanitic13
- melanotic13
- militance13
- comedian13
- daemonic13
- daimonic13
- demoniac13
- diatomic13
- dolmenic13
- domicile13
- maledict13
- medicant13
- melodica13
- omnicide13
- alimonied12
- dictional12
- identical12
- lidocaine12
- mediation12
- amniotic12
- coinmate12
- comitial12
- limacine12
- limnetic12
- camelid12
- claimed12
- coadmit12
- decimal12
- declaim12
- demonic12
- demotic12
- domical12
- domicil12
- medical12
- melodic12
- monacid12
- monadic12
- nomadic12
- actinide11
- actinoid11
- actioned11
- alcidine11
- anticold11
- catenoid11
- ciliated11
- conidial11
- ctenidia11
- daltonic11
- diatonic11
- dominate11
- idiolect11
- indicate11
- indocile11
- melanoid11
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