MEANWHILE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MEANWHILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
m3e1a1n1w4h4i1l1e1
PlayableMEANWHILE · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept MEANWHILE?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful MEANWHILE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEANWHILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meanwhilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEANWHILE scores
Scrabble m3e1a1n1w4h4i1l1e1 17
Words with Friends m4e1a1n2w4h3i1l2e1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in MEANWHILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEANWHILE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MEANWHILE
1 longer words begin with MEANWHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in MEANWHILE
whalemen16 wheelman16 heliman12 helimen12 hemline12 awheel12 awhile12 wahine12 haemin11 hemina11 hiemal11 lawmen11 lehaim11 inhale9 lawine9 weanel9 enamel8 maline8 mealie8 meanie8 melena8 menial8 whelm13 whale11 wheal11 wheel11 wheen11 while11 whine11 almeh10 enmew10 heame10 hemal10 hemin10 maneh10 aweel8 lawin8 newel8 newie8 walie8
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Common questions about MEANWHILE
- Is MEANWHILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEANWHILE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEANWHILE worth?
- MEANWHILE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MEANWHILE?
- MEANWHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MEANWHILE:
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