Is MEDLARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEDLARS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEDLARS mean?
- noun
relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + D (2) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 10 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 MEDLARS
MEDLARS 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 MEDLARS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- damsel9
- dermal9
- dermas9
- dreams9
- lameds9
- madres9
- marled9
- medals9
- medlar9
- realms8
- armed8
- dames8
- derma8
- derms8
- drams8
- dream8
- lamed8
- madre8
- meads8
- medal8
- melds8
- alders7
- laders7
- almes7
- lamer7
- lames7
- males7
- mares7
- marls7
- marse7
- maser7
- meals7
- merls7
- realm7
- reams7
- smear7
- dame7
- dams7
- derm7
- dram7
- made7
- mads7
- mead7
- meds7
- meld7
- alder6
- dales6
- dares6
- deals6
- dears6
- lader6
- lades6
- lards6
- lased6
- leads6
- rased6
- reads6
- alme6
- alms6
- arms6
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