Is MALIGNANCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALIGNANCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALIGNANCY mean?
- 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
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 18 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 MALIGNANCY
MALIGNANCY 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 MALIGNANCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cinnamyl15
- cymling15
- myalgic15
- manacling14
- animacy14
- manganic13
- claying13
- mangily13
- myalgia13
- amylic13
- cayman13
- cymlin13
- calming12
- cannily12
- magical12
- cagily12
- clingy12
- galyac12
- gamily12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- maying12
- mincy12
- canaling11
- agamic11
- cyanin11
- layman11
- macing11
- mainly11
- minyan11
- gamay11
- mangy11
- mingy11
- cyma11
- lancing10
- caiman10
- calami10
- camail10
- gainly10
- laying10
- maniac10
- canny10
- gamic10
- magic10
- manly10
- mayan10
- minny10
- cagy10
- gamy10
- myc10
- caning9
- lacing9
- laming9
- lingam9
- magian9
- malign9
- naming9
- amnic9
- claim9
- gaily9
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