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malleus

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Is malleus a Scrabble word?

Yes, malleus is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of malleus?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.Examples: "A fracture of the malleus handle is a rare traumatic middle ear lesion."; "The tympanic cavity is spanned by the three smallest bones in the body: the auditory ossicles[…] These bones, named for their shape, are the malleus (malʹe-us; "hammer"); the incus (ingʹkus; "anvil"); and the stapes (staʹpēz; "stirrup"). The "handle" of the malleus is secured to the eardrum, and the base of the stapes fits into the oval window."Synonyms: hammer

2. (ichthyology) The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes).

3. (zoology) One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers.Examples: "[…] in the typical mastax of a Brachionus there are two hammer-like bodies (mallei), which work on a kind of split anvil (incus); […] each malleus consists of an upper part or head (uncus) and a lower or handle (manubrium);"

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "malleus"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "malleus"?

Scrabble
9 points
M3
A1
L1
L1
E1
U1
S1
Words With Friends
13 points
M4
A1
L2
L2
E1
U2
S1

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