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Is MELANCHOLICS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MELANCHOLICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MELANCHOLICS mean?

Melancholics is a form of MELANCHOLIC.

  1. noun

    someone subject to melancholia

  2. adjective

    characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

    “growing more melancholy every hour”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

21

Scrabble

26

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) + C (3) + S (1) = 21 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 MELANCHOLICS

MELANCHOLICS 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 MELANCHOLICS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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