MENACE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MENACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENACE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENACE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENACE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MENACE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MENACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does MENACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or thing that is likely to cause harm, or the threat of such harm.
A menace can be a real danger, such as a drunk driver, or a more general air of threat that hangs over a place or a conversation. Writers also use it lightly for a mischievous child or a pest, as when a neighbours dog is called a menace. The word came through French from a Latin root meaning to threaten, and it is also a verb meaning to threaten.
How MENACE is used
Serious in news reporting, playful when said of children or pets.
- Speeding cars are a menace on the narrow lane.
- There was a quiet menace in his polite smile.
- The wasps became a menace at the picnic.
- Her little brother is a menace with a water pistol.
- The old bridge remains a menace to river traffic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MENACE
4 longer words begin with MENACE.
Shorter words from the letters in MENACE
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Common questions about MENACE
- Is MENACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENACE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENACE worth?
- MENACE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENACE mean?
- A person or thing that is likely to cause harm, or the threat of such harm.
- What letters can be added to MENACE?
- MENACE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MENACE:
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