Unscramble mancala

Unscramble MANCALA to get 42 words. MANCALA itself is a real word: 11 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 11 points: ALMANAC. It has 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of MANCALA at once for 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50) or 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From mancala

By length, the words from MANCALA split into 2 with 7 letters, 2 with 5, 15 with 4, 16 with 3 and 7 with 2. None has 6 letters.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with mancala

The 7-letter words in MANCALA are 2: MANCALA itself and 1 anagram, ALMANAC. Each scores 11 points.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with mancala

The best of the 5-letter words made with MANCALA letters is CAMAN, 9 points; CANAL on 7 follows.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with mancala

Of the 15 4-letter words from MANCALA, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. CALM, CLAN and LAMA are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with mancala

CAM and MAC are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MANCALA, 7 points each. CAN, MAN and LAM will look familiar.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with mancala

The 2-letter words from MANCALA are led by AM and MA, 4 points each. AN is the familiar one.

MANCALA With One Letter Changed

Trade one tile of MANCALA for another and you can spell these 6 words:

More 7-letter words: starting with MA · ending in LA · all 7-letter words

Meanings of the Strongest MANCALA Answers

Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ALMANAC (11 points).

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

ALMANAC 11 · 15
an annual publication containing general information
CALM 8 · 11
free from agitation
CLAM 8 · 11
to dig for clams (bivalve mollusks)
CAM 7 · 9
a rotating or sliding piece of machinery
CANAL 7 · 10
to dig an artificial waterway through
MAC 7 · 9
a raincoat
ALMA 6 · 8
an Egyptian girl who sings and dances professionally
CLAN 6 · 9
a united group of families

MANCALA in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

MANCALA is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
MANCALA itselfNoYesNo
Answers accepted (of 42)304228

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

12 of the 42 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MANCALA, CAMAN, CAMA, MACA, AMLA, MALA, NAAM, CAA, MAA, MAL, MNA and LANA. 2 of the 42 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CAL and NALA.

Add a Letter to MANCALA

Each word below uses all the letters of MANCALA and one more.

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