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.
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
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
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.
What does MEANWHILE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
During the time between two events, or at the same time elsewhere.
Storytellers use meanwhile to switch scenes: while one thing happens here, another is going on there. It can also mark contrast, as in "Prices rose; meanwhile, wages stayed flat". It usually sits at the start of a sentence, followed by a comma.
How MEANWHILE is used
Used to link events happening in the same period, or to show contrast.
- Meanwhile, the water in the pot began to boil.
- The guests arrived; meanwhile, the cook was still preparing dinner.
- Bake the cake, and meanwhile make the icing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEANWHILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEANWHILE
1 longer words begin with MEANWHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in MEANWHILE
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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 does MEANWHILE mean?
- During the time between two events, or at the same time elsewhere.
- 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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