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Is maniac a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word maniac is a Scrabble US word. The word maniac is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

M3A1N1I1A1C3

Is maniac a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word maniac is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3A1N1I1A1C3

Is maniac a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word maniac is a Words With Friends word. The word maniac is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4A1N2I1A1C4

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6-letter words (2 found)

CAIMAN,MANIAC,

5-letter words (7 found)

AMAIN,AMNIA,AMNIC,ANIMA,CAMAN,MANIA,MANIC,

4-letter words (13 found)

ACAI,AMIA,AMIN,CAIN,CAMA,CAMI,MACA,MAIN,MANA,MANI,MICA,MINA,NAAM,

3-letter words (17 found)

AIA,AIM,AIN,AMA,AMI,ANA,ANI,CAA,CAM,CAN,MAA,MAC,MAN,MIC,MNA,NAM,NIM,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AI,AM,AN,IN,MA,MI,NA,

You can make 47 words from maniac according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of maniac

maniac

Alternative forms

  • maniack (obsolete)

Etymology

From mania +‎ -ac. Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). Doublet of manic.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪniˌæk/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ac
  • Rhymes: -eɪniæk

Noun

maniac (plural maniacs)

  1. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
  2. A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maniac.

Synonyms

  • madling

Derived terms

  • brainiac
  • trainiac

Related terms

  • -maniac
  • mania
  • maniacal

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: manyak, manyakis
  • → Malay: maniak
  • → Tagalog: manyak, manyakis

Translations

Anagrams

  • Mancia, caiman, mancia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maniaque.

Adjective

maniac m or n (feminine singular maniacă, masculine plural maniaci, feminine and neuter plural maniace)

  1. maniacal

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org