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melancholy

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Is melancholy a Scrabble word?

Yes, melancholy is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 20 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

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

What is the meaning of melancholy?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.Examples: "Melancholy, cold and dry, thick, black, and sour, […] is a bridle to the other two hot humours, blood and choler, preserving them in the blood, and nourishing the bones."countablehistoricaluncountable

adj (English)

1. (literary) Affected with great sadness or depression.Examples: "Melancholy people don't talk much."; "[…] he is melancholy without cause, and merry against the hair: […]"; "“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. […] And then, when you see [the senders], you probably find that they are the most melancholy old folk with malignant diseases. […]”"Synonyms: melancholic, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerlessliterary

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "melancholy"?

Scrabble
20 points
M3
E1
L1
A1
N1
C3
H4
O1
L1
Y4
Words With Friends
23 points
M4
E1
L2
A1
N2
C4
H3
O1
L2
Y4

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