Is MELANCHOLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MELANCHOLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MELANCHOLIES mean?
Melancholies is a form of MELANCHOLY.
- noun
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
- adjective
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
“growing more melancholy every hour”
- noun
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
- noun
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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) + E (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 MELANCHOLIES
MELANCHOLIES 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 MELANCHOLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chameleons17
- alchemies16
- alchemise16
- chameleon16
- chimeneas16
- mechanise16
- schlemiel16
- haloclines15
- chimenea15
- inchmeal15
- machines15
- mochilas15
- chenilles14
- halocline14
- lichenose14
- chamise14
- chamiso14
- chamois14
- chemise14
- chimlas14
- echoism14
- machine14
- manches14
- mochila14
- lemniscal13
- mescaline13
- challies13
- chalones13
- chenille13
- cholines13
- cleanish13
- echelons13
- helicons13
- hemiolas13
- hemlines13
- lemonish13
- manholes13
- shlemiel13
- shoelace13
- chemos13
- chiasm13
- chimes13
- chimla13
- haemic13
- holmic13
- maches13
- machos13
- manche13
- mensch13
- miches13
- mochas13
- mochis13
- sachem13
- samech13
- schema13
- scheme13
- schmoe13
- simcha13
- calomels12
- camisole12
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