MEGALOPOLIS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MEGALOPOLIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEGALOPOLIS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEGALOPOLIS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEGALOPOLIS
No single letter turns MEGALOPOLIS into another word.
How MEGALOPOLIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MEGALOPOLIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEGALOPOLIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEGALOPOLIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A vast urban area formed by several cities and towns growing into one another.
Geographers use megalopolis for places like the stretch from Boston to Washington, where one built-up zone runs on for hundreds of miles. The Greek roots mean great city, and the word can also hint at a sprawling, crowded place.
How MEGALOPOLIS is used
Megalopolis is used in geography, planning and journalism about the largest urban regions.
- The coastal megalopolis is home to tens of millions of people.
- Rail links tie the megalopolis together.
- Farmland kept shrinking as the megalopolis spread inland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEGALOPOLIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEGALOPOLIS
1 longer words begin with MEGALOPOLIS.
Shorter words from the letters in MEGALOPOLIS
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Common questions about MEGALOPOLIS
- Is MEGALOPOLIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEGALOPOLIS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEGALOPOLIS worth?
- MEGALOPOLIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEGALOPOLIS mean?
- A vast urban area formed by several cities and towns growing into one another.
- What letters can be added to MEGALOPOLIS?
- No single letter can be added to MEGALOPOLIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MEGALOPOLIS:
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