MEIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MEIN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MEIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEIN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about MEIN
- 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 MEIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A Chinese-style dish of fried noodles, most familiar from the name chow mein.
Mein simply means noodles, and English speakers picked it up mainly through the popular takeaway dish chow mein, where stir-fried noodles are tossed with meat or vegetables. Used alone in English, it points to that same noodle base.
How MEIN is used
Used informally in the context of Chinese-style food and takeaway menus.
- The menu listed three kinds of mein alongside the rice dishes.
- She ordered a plate of mein with extra vegetables.
- The cook tossed the mein quickly in a hot wok.
- He prefers mein to rice with his stir-fried chicken.
- The takeaway box was piled high with steaming mein.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEIN
The 4 tiles of MEIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MEIN
9 longer words begin with MEIN.
Words ending in MEIN
2 words end in MEIN. Useful as a back hook: play MEIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with MEIN inside
5 words contain MEIN in the middle. Words that start with MEIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MEIN
Common questions about MEIN
- Is MEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEIN worth?
- MEIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEIN mean?
- A Chinese-style dish of fried noodles, most familiar from the name chow mein.
- What letters can be added to MEIN?
- MEIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MEIN:
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