Is MALIGNANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALIGNANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALIGNANCES mean?
Malignances is a form of MALIGNANCE.
- noun
(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
- noun
quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (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 MALIGNANCES
MALIGNANCES 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 MALIGNANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- malignance15
- manacling14
- analcimes13
- calamines13
- magnesic13
- manganic13
- menacing13
- analgesic12
- angelicas12
- cleanings12
- cleansing12
- magnesian12
- signalman12
- signalmen12
- amnesiac12
- analcime12
- calamine12
- camelias12
- clansman12
- clansmen12
- manacles12
- melanics12
- meniscal12
- mescalin12
- calming12
- magical12
- angelica11
- canaling11
- cleaning11
- encasing11
- enlacing11
- gamelans11
- magnesia11
- meanings11
- semigala11
- amnesic11
- anaemic11
- caimans11
- camails11
- camelia11
- cinemas11
- malices11
- manacle11
- maniacs11
- melanic11
- agamic11
- macing11
- magics11
- canalise10
- linesman10
- melanian10
- melanins10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- canings10
- ceasing10
- censing10
- enigmas10
- galenic10
- gamelan10
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