MEGAWATT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MEGAWATT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEGAWATT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEGAWATT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEGAWATT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
megawattsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEGAWATT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEGAWATT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEGAWATT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEGAWATT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of power equal to one million watts.
Engineers quote a megawatt when comparing power plants and large wind turbines. One megawatt is enough to supply several hundred homes at once.
How MEGAWATT is used
Used for large outputs in energy reporting.
- The solar farm produces five megawatt of power.
- A megawatt of demand appeared on the grid.
- The plant was upgraded by another megawatt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEGAWATT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEGAWATT
1 longer words begin with MEGAWATT.
Shorter words from the letters in MEGAWATT
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Common questions about MEGAWATT
- Is MEGAWATT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEGAWATT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEGAWATT worth?
- MEGAWATT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEGAWATT mean?
- A unit of power equal to one million watts.
- What letters can be added to MEGAWATT?
- MEGAWATT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEGAWATT:
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