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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.

  1. noun

    a feeling of thoughtful sadness

  2. adjective

    characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

    “growing more melancholy every hour”

  3. noun

    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

  4. 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.

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