MEDIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MEDIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDIAN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEDIAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDIAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDIAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEDIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about MEDIAN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 MEDIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The middle value in a set of numbers arranged in order, with half the values above it and half below.
In a set with an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle ones. Because one huge number cannot drag it far, the median is often a fairer picture of a typical income than the mean. The word also names the strip of ground dividing the two directions of a motorway in North America, and as an adjective it means lying in the middle.
How MEDIAN is used
Standard in statistics and everyday reporting of incomes, prices and ages.
- The median of 3, 5 and 9 is 5.
- The median house price rose again this year.
- A car crossed the grassy median and hit the barrier.
- Reports gave the median age of the town as thirty-four.
- The median is less affected by extreme values than the mean.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDIAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEDIAN
The 6 tiles of MEDIAN in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with MEDIAN
4 longer words begin with MEDIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDIAN
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Common questions about MEDIAN
- Is MEDIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDIAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDIAN worth?
- MEDIAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDIAN mean?
- The middle value in a set of numbers arranged in order, with half the values above it and half below.
- What letters can be added to MEDIAN?
- MEDIAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEDIAN:
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