MEIOFAUNA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. MEIOFAUNA 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MEIOFAUNA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEIOFAUNA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEIOFAUNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEIOFAUNA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MEIOFAUNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEIOFAUNA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MEIOFAUNA
- MEIOFAUNA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- MEIOFAUNA contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with MEIOFAUNA
3 longer words begin with MEIOFAUNA.
Shorter words from the letters in MEIOFAUNA
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Common questions about MEIOFAUNA
- Is MEIOFAUNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEIOFAUNA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEIOFAUNA worth?
- MEIOFAUNA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MEIOFAUNA?
- MEIOFAUNA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MEIOFAUNA:
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