MEGADEATH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MEGADEATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEGADEATH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEGADEATH is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEGADEATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
megadeathsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEGADEATH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MEGADEATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEGADEATH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEGADEATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A unit equal to the deaths of one million people, used when counting the toll of nuclear war.
The megadeath was coined by Cold War strategists and became a grim symbol of nuclear planning. Strategists wrote of conflicts that might cost many megadeaths.
How MEGADEATH is used
Megadeath is used in discussions of nuclear war and Cold War history.
- The analyst estimated a loss of fifty megadeath.
- One megadeath is a million lives.
- The cold-war term megadeath shocked the public.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEGADEATH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEGADEATH
1 longer words begin with MEGADEATH.
Shorter words from the letters in MEGADEATH
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Common questions about MEGADEATH
- Is MEGADEATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEGADEATH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEGADEATH worth?
- MEGADEATH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEGADEATH mean?
- A unit equal to the deaths of one million people, used when counting the toll of nuclear war.
- What letters can be added to MEGADEATH?
- MEGADEATH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MEGADEATH:
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