MECHANISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MECHANISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MECHANISM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MECHANISM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MECHANISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mechanismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MECHANISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MECHANISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MECHANISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MECHANISM
- MECHANISM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MECHANISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A system of connected parts that work together in a machine, or a process by which something happens.
Watchmakers admire the delicate mechanism inside a clock, while scientists search for the biological mechanism behind a disease. In philosophy the word also names the view that nature, life and thought can be explained by physical laws.
How MECHANISM is used
Used for both physical devices and abstract processes.
- The lock has a simple spring mechanism.
- Researchers are studying the mechanism by which the drug works.
- A safety mechanism stopped the machine at once.
- The coping mechanism he used was humour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MECHANISM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MECHANISM
1 longer words begin with MECHANISM.
Shorter words from the letters in MECHANISM
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Common questions about MECHANISM
- Is MECHANISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MECHANISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MECHANISM worth?
- MECHANISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MECHANISM mean?
- A system of connected parts that work together in a machine, or a process by which something happens.
- What letters can be added to MECHANISM?
- MECHANISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MECHANISM:
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