MEANS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MEANS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEANS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEANS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEANS
No single letter turns MEANS into another word.
How MEANS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MEANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about MEANS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MEANS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A method, way, or resource used to achieve a particular result; also, financial resources or wealth.
Means is unusual among English nouns because it keeps the same spelling in both singular and plural use, so a person can speak of a means to an end or several means of transport without changing the word's form. In a separate but related sense, means refers to a person's income or wealth, as in a family of modest means. Context, rather than spelling, tells a reader whether one method or many is intended.
How MEANS is used
Grammatically singular or plural depending on context; the phrase by means of introduces the method used to do something.
- The internet has become the fastest means of spreading news.
- They searched for a means to repair the broken engine.
- A family of modest means could not afford private school.
- By means of careful budgeting, they finally cleared their debt.
- Public transport remains the cheapest means of getting downtown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEANS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEANS
The 5 tiles of MEANS in a different order — 7 found.
Words ending in MEANS
4 words end in MEANS. Useful as a back hook: play MEANS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MEANS
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Common questions about MEANS
- Is MEANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEANS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEANS worth?
- MEANS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEANS mean?
- A method, way, or resource used to achieve a particular result; also, financial resources or wealth.
- What letters can be added to MEANS?
- No single letter can be added to MEANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MEANS:
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