Is MALFORMED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALFORMED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALFORMED mean?
- adjective
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
“deformed thalidomide babies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 MALFORMED
MALFORMED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MALFORMED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flammed15
- femoral12
- defoam12
- deform12
- farmed12
- flamed12
- foamed12
- formed12
- framed12
- malfed12
- alfredo11
- dammer11
- femora11
- flamer11
- foamer11
- formal11
- lammed11
- rammed11
- famed11
- fremd11
- earldom10
- fardel10
- fedora10
- flared10
- foaled10
- folder10
- loafed10
- refold10
- rolfed10
- flame10
- fleam10
- foram10
- forme10
- frame10
- modem10
- dermal9
- florae9
- loafer9
- loamed9
- marled9
- medlar9
- molder9
- radome9
- remold9
- roamed9
- fader9
- fared9
- lemma9
- fame9
- farm9
- flam9
- foam9
- form9
- from9
- morale8
- afore8
- armed8
- derma8
- dolma8
- domal8
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