9-Letter Words Starting With MELA
- 21 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With MELA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With MELA 21 words
How common is MELA at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 21 nine-letter words that start with MELA. They average 13.4 points, the best is MELANIZED (21 points) and 47.6% end in S.
- Total words
- 21
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.4
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 47.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 47.6%
- c 14.3%
- e 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- eu4.8%
- ia4.8%
- oi4.8%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with MELA
m 3e 1l 1a 1n 1i 1z 10e 1d 2
M 3 + E 1 + L 1 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + D 2 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
melanized
Form of melanize
- verbconvert into, or infiltrate with melanin
- verbmake or become black“The smoke blackened the ceiling”
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How many nine-letter words that start with MELA are there?
There are 21 nine-letter words that start with MELA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with MELA?
MELANIZED is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MELANIZES (20), MELAPHYRE (19), MELAMPODE (16).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with MELA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include MELANIZED (21), MELANIZES (20), MELAMPODE (16), MELALEUCA (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.