MEANY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MEANY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEANY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEANY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEANY
No single letter turns MEANY into another word.
How MEANY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MEANY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does MEANY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalchildish
An unkind, small-minded, or spiteful person; a variant spelling of meanie.
Meany is typically used lightly, often by or toward children, to scold someone for being unfair, stingy, or unkind rather than to describe serious cruelty. It shares the same root as the adjective mean and functions as a mild, almost playful insult. The spelling meany exists alongside the more common meanie, and both appear in word lists as valid variants.
How MEANY is used
Informal and often childish in tone; used as a mild scolding rather than a serious accusation.
- Don't be such a meany and let your brother play too.
- The kids called him a meany for hogging the swing.
- She stuck out her tongue and called her sister a meany.
- Only a meany would take the last cookie from a child.
- He apologized for acting like a meany at the party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEANY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEANY
The 5 tiles of MEANY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MEANY
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Common questions about MEANY
- Is MEANY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEANY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEANY worth?
- MEANY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEANY mean?
- An unkind, small-minded, or spiteful person; a variant spelling of meanie.
- What letters can be added to MEANY?
- No single letter can be added to MEANY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MEANY:
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