MEGRIM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MEGRIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEGRIM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEGRIM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEGRIM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
megrimsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEGRIM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEGRIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What stands out about MEGRIM
- MEGRIM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MEGRIM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A severe headache on one side of the head, or a passing whim or low mood.
The word comes through Old French from a Greek term for pain in half the head, and it is a close ancestor of the modern word migraine. Older writers also used megrim for a fancy or caprice, and in the plural for fits of low spirits. Separately, a megrim is a flatfish found in the deep waters of the European Atlantic.
How MEGRIM is used
Archaic for the headache or mood; current as the name of the fish.
- A megrim kept her in a darkened room all afternoon.
- He was seized by a megrim and refused to leave his chair.
- The novel mentions a lady subject to megrim and fits of temper.
- Fishermen landed a megrim in their net off the coast.
- Some strange megrim made him sell the farm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEGRIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEGRIM
The 6 tiles of MEGRIM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MEGRIM
1 longer words begin with MEGRIM.
Shorter words from the letters in MEGRIM
Common questions about MEGRIM
- Is MEGRIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEGRIM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEGRIM worth?
- MEGRIM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEGRIM mean?
- A severe headache on one side of the head, or a passing whim or low mood.
- What letters can be added to MEGRIM?
- MEGRIM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEGRIM:
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