MEDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MEDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDAL?
| 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 MEDAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
medalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MEDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does MEDAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat piece of metal, often in the shape of a coin or star, awarded to a person for an achievement, an act of bravery, or participation in a notable event.
Governments, sports bodies and organisations strike medals to publicly honour achievement, ranging from Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals awarded for sporting success to military medals recognising bravery in combat and civilian medals marking long service or charitable work. Most medals hang from a ribbon designed in specific colours or patterns, allowing recipients to display several medals together on their chest during ceremonies, and collectors sometimes study these ribbon patterns to identify a medal's origin at a glance. The verb to medal, meaning to win a medal at a competition, has grown common in sports commentary even though some style guides still prefer the phrase win a medal. Museums and private collectors alike prize old medals for the history they represent, well beyond the value of their metal alone.
How MEDAL is used
A common everyday word for an award of metal given for achievement, bravery, or service, familiar from sport, the military, and public honours.
- She won a gold medal at the swimming championship.
- The soldier received a medal for his bravery under fire.
- Grandfather kept his war medal in a small wooden box.
- The team hoped to medal at the next Olympics.
- A bronze medal still hung proudly on her wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEDAL
The 5 tiles of MEDAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MEDAL
18 longer words begin with MEDAL.
Words ending in MEDAL
1 words end in MEDAL. Useful as a back hook: play MEDAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with MEDAL inside
5 words contain MEDAL in the middle. Words that start with MEDAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDAL
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Common questions about MEDAL
- Is MEDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDAL worth?
- MEDAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDAL mean?
- A flat piece of metal, often in the shape of a coin or star, awarded to a person for an achievement, an act of bravery, or participation in a notable event.
- What letters can be added to MEDAL?
- MEDAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MEDAL:
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