Is MANDRAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANDRAKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANDRAKES mean?
Mandrakes is a form of MANDRAKE.
- noun
the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
- noun
a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + R (1) + A (1) + K (5) + 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 MANDRAKES
MANDRAKES 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 MANDRAKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mandrake15
- demarks14
- deskman14
- medakas14
- seamark13
- damask13
- demark13
- marked13
- masked13
- medaka13
- darkens12
- snarked12
- karmas12
- makars12
- makers12
- markas12
- masker12
- maskne12
- danker11
- dansak11
- darken11
- drakes11
- kneads11
- narked11
- ranked11
- snaked11
- kames11
- karma11
- makar11
- maker11
- makes11
- marka11
- marks11
- merks11
- samek11
- smerk11
- anadems10
- damners10
- maenads10
- mansard10
- remands10
- asked10
- darks10
- drake10
- drank10
- dreks10
- knead10
- naked10
- raked10
- kame10
- make10
- mark10
- mask10
- merk10
- amends9
- anadem9
- damans9
- damars9
- damner9
- dermas9
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