MEANIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MEANIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEANIE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEANIE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEANIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meaniesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEANIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEANIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,582.
What does MEANIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalchildish
An unkind, small-minded, or miserly person, most often named that way in a mild, half-joking scolding.
Meanie is an informal, faintly childish word for someone acting unkindly, small-mindedly, or miserly, often used in a mild, half-joking scolding rather than in serious anger. Calling someone a meanie carries far less force than calling them cruel or selfish outright, softening the accusation into something closer to a playful complaint. The alternative spelling meany appears just as often and means exactly the same thing.
How MEANIE is used
Informal and often used half-jokingly, especially by or about children; rarely used in formal writing.
- Don't be such a meanie and let your brother have a turn.
- The kids called the strict lifeguard a meanie behind his back.
- She pretended to be hurt and called him a meanie.
- Only a real meanie would refuse to share the last slice.
- He grinned and admitted he had been acting like a meanie all morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEANIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEANIE
1 longer words begin with MEANIE.
Shorter words from the letters in MEANIE
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Common questions about MEANIE
- Is MEANIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEANIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEANIE worth?
- MEANIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEANIE mean?
- An unkind, small-minded, or miserly person, most often named that way in a mild, half-joking scolding.
- What letters can be added to MEANIE?
- MEANIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEANIE:
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