MEANTIME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MEANTIME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEANTIME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEANTIME is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEANTIME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meantimesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEANTIME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEANTIME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEANTIME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEANTIME mean in Scrabble?
noun
The period that lies between two events.
Speakers almost always use meantime inside the phrases in the meantime or for the meantime, to cover a wait. Without a preceding in the, it feels dated or poetic.
How MEANTIME is used
Typically appears in the phrase in the meantime.
- The plumber arrives at five, and in the meantime we can use the neighbours kitchen.
- Make yourself comfortable in the meantime.
- The meantime was filled with nervous chatting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEANTIME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEANTIME
1 longer words begin with MEANTIME.
Shorter words from the letters in MEANTIME
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Common questions about MEANTIME
- Is MEANTIME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEANTIME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEANTIME worth?
- MEANTIME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEANTIME mean?
- The period that lies between two events.
- What letters can be added to MEANTIME?
- MEANTIME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEANTIME:
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