MEDIANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MEDIANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDIANT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEDIANT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDIANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mediantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDIANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MEDIANT, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does MEDIANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
The third note of a musical scale, lying halfway between the tonic and the dominant.
The mediant decides whether a key sounds major or minor, since it sits a major or minor third above the keynote. Theorists give it a name because it divides the span from tonic to dominant.
How MEDIANT is used
Mediant is a term of music theory, taught alongside tonic, dominant and subdominant.
- In C major the mediant is the note E.
- The teacher asked the class to sing the mediant.
- Lowering the mediant turns a major chord into a minor one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDIANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEDIANT
1 longer words begin with MEDIANT.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDIANT
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Common questions about MEDIANT
- Is MEDIANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDIANT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDIANT worth?
- MEDIANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDIANT mean?
- The third note of a musical scale, lying halfway between the tonic and the dominant.
- What letters can be added to MEDIANT?
- MEDIANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MEDIANT:
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