MEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEAT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEAT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about MEAT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 MEAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The flesh of an animal used as food.
Butchers sell cuts of meat such as beef, pork, and lamb. A meal built around meat is often contrasted with a vegetarian one that avoids it entirely. The word can also describe the substantial part of an argument or report, as in the meat of the matter.
How MEAT is used
Also used figuratively for the substantial or most important part of something, as in the meat of an argument.
- The butcher trimmed the fat from the meat before wrapping it.
- She switched to a diet with far less meat than before.
- The stew was rich with meat, onions and slow-cooked carrots.
- He argued that the real meat of the report was buried in a footnote.
- Farmers raise cattle here mainly for meat rather than milk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEAT
The 4 tiles of MEAT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MEAT
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with MEAT.
Words ending in MEAT
13 words end in MEAT. Useful as a back hook: play MEAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with MEAT inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain MEAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MEAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MEAT
Common questions about MEAT
- Is MEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEAT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEAT worth?
- MEAT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEAT mean?
- The flesh of an animal used as food.
- What letters can be added to MEAT?
- MEAT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MEAT:
Open MEAT in the Word Finder