Is MANTICORE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANTICORE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANTICORE mean?
- noun
a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) = 13 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 MANTICORE
Single letters that turn MANTICORE 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
Anagrams of MANTICORE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MANTICORE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cremation13
- coinmate12
- intercom12
- romantic12
- carmine11
- centimo11
- ceriman11
- coremia11
- encomia11
- incomer11
- mantric11
- marconi11
- minorca11
- mortice11
- nematic11
- romance11
- tonemic11
- actioner10
- anoretic10
- creation10
- reaction10
- anemic10
- anomic10
- atomic10
- camion10
- carmen10
- cinema10
- comate10
- iceman10
- income10
- macron10
- manioc10
- mantic10
- matric10
- metica10
- metric10
- micron10
- mincer10
- aconite9
- amniote9
- carotin9
- ceratin9
- certain9
- cointer9
- cortina9
- creatin9
- enactor9
- erotica9
- minaret9
- moraine9
- noticer9
- raiment9
- romaine9
- tacrine9
- tonearm9
- amice9
- amnic9
- cameo9
- carom9
- comae9
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