10-Letter Words Starting With MELA
- 15 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With MELA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With MELA 15 words
How common is MELA at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 15 ten-letter words that start with MELA. They average 15.5 points, the best is MELANIZING (22 points) and 33.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 15
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.5
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 7%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 33.3%
- e 20%
- a 13.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia13.3%
- ae6.7%
- eu6.7%
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 ten-letter word that starts with MELA
m 3e 1l 1a 1n 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
M 3 + E 1 + L 1 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
melanizing
Form of melanize
- verbconvert into, or infiltrate with melanin
- verbmake or become black“The smoke blackened the ceiling”
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How many ten-letter words that start with MELA are there?
There are 15 ten-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 ten-letter word that starts with MELA?
MELANIZING is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MELANCHOLY (20), MELAPHYRES (20), MELAMPODES (17).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with MELA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include MELANIZING (22), MELAPHYRES (20), MELAMPODES (17), MELANOCYTE (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.