MEASLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MEASLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEASLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEASLY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEASLY
No single letter turns MEASLY into another word.
How MEASLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEASLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about MEASLY
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 MEASLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Ridiculously small, few or poor in amount, and not worth much.
People call a payment, a portion or a prize measly when it falls far short of what they expected. The word began as a medical term for being sick with measles, and later for meat infested with tapeworm larvae, before its sense of contempt took over. Today the measly sense is the only one most speakers know.
How MEASLY is used
Informal and often grumbling; usually describes money or portions.
- He earned a measly ten dollars for a full day of work.
- All we got for dinner was a measly slice of bread.
- Why should I fuss over a measly mistake like that?
- The company offered a measly raise after years of service.
- A measly handful of people turned up to the meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEASLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEASLY
The 6 tiles of MEASLY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MEASLY
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Common questions about MEASLY
- Is MEASLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEASLY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEASLY worth?
- MEASLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEASLY mean?
- Ridiculously small, few or poor in amount, and not worth much.
- What letters can be added to MEASLY?
- No single letter can be added to MEASLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEASLY:
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