MEDIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MEDIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDIUM?
| 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 MEDIUM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mediumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDIUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MEDIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about MEDIUM
- MEDIUM 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 MEDIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A means or channel through which something is carried, expressed or achieved.
In science a medium is the substance a wave or signal travels through, such as air for sound. In art it is the material used, like oil paint or clay, and in communication it is the channel, such as radio or print. A medium can also be a person who claims to speak with the spirits of the dead, and the word in an adjective use means halfway between two extremes.
How MEDIUM is used
Plural is media or mediums; the spiritualist sense takes mediums.
- Water is a good medium for carrying sound.
- The painter chose watercolour as her medium.
- Radio was once the main medium of news.
- The medium claimed to hear a voice in the dark room.
- Bacteria were grown in a nutrient medium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDIUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEDIUM
4 longer words begin with MEDIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDIUM
Common questions about MEDIUM
- Is MEDIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDIUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDIUM worth?
- MEDIUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDIUM mean?
- A means or channel through which something is carried, expressed or achieved.
- What letters can be added to MEDIUM?
- MEDIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MEDIUM:
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