MECKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. MECKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MECKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MECKS is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MECKS
No single letter turns MECKS into another word.
How MECKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MECKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
Words ending in MECKS
1 words end in MECKS. Useful as a back hook: play MECKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MECKS
Common questions about MECKS
- Is MECKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MECKS is not in it.
- How many points is MECKS worth?
- MECKS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MECKS?
- No single letter can be added to MECKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MECKS:
Open MECKS in the Word Finder