Is MELANCHOLIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MELANCHOLIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MELANCHOLIAS mean?
Melancholias is a form of MELANCHOLIA.
- noun
extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 19 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 MELANCHOLIAS
MELANCHOLIAS 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 MELANCHOLIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- melancholia18
- echolalias15
- haloclines15
- chiasmal15
- chloasma15
- inchmeal15
- machines15
- mochilas15
- monachal15
- shamanic15
- achilleas14
- echolalia14
- halocline14
- selachian14
- chamisa14
- chamise14
- chamiso14
- chamois14
- chasmal14
- chiasma14
- chimlas14
- echoism14
- machine14
- manches14
- mochila14
- analcimes13
- calamines13
- camellias13
- lemniscal13
- achenial13
- achillea13
- acholias13
- challies13
- chalones13
- cholines13
- cleanish13
- heliacal13
- helicons13
- hemiolas13
- lemonish13
- mahonias13
- manholes13
- chemos13
- chiasm13
- chimes13
- chimla13
- haemic13
- holmic13
- maches13
- machos13
- manche13
- mensch13
- miches13
- mochas13
- mochis13
- sachem13
- samech13
- schema13
- schmoe13
- simcha13
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