MEED is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEED?
| 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 MEED is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,427.
What stands out about MEED
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 MEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An archaic word for a fitting reward or wage earned through effort.
The word meed appears mainly in older or poetic English to describe a reward that has been rightly earned. A meed was often given for loyal service, bravery, or hard work.
How MEED is used
Rarely used outside archaic or poetic writing today.
- He received his meed for years of faithful service.
- The knight was promised a meed for his courage.
- Poets often wrote of virtue receiving its just meed.
- Her meed was praise rather than payment.
- The old ballad speaks of a hard-won meed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEED
The 4 tiles of MEED in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MEED
1 longer words begin with MEED.
Words ending in MEED
1 words end in MEED. Useful as a back hook: play MEED onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MEED
Common questions about MEED
- Is MEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEED, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEED worth?
- MEED is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEED mean?
- An archaic word for a fitting reward or wage earned through effort.
- What letters can be added to MEED?
- MEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MEED:
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