MELTWATER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MELTWATER 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 MELTWATER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELTWATER is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELTWATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meltwatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MELTWATER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MELTWATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELTWATER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELTWATER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Water formed by melting snow or ice, especially from a glacier.
In spring, meltwater feeds streams and rivers in mountain regions, and glaciers release it all summer. Geologists track it because it carves channels and carries silt far from the ice.
How MELTWATER is used
Used in geography, climate and weather writing.
- Meltwater poured from the edge of the glacier.
- The river swelled with spring meltwater.
- Cold meltwater filled the hollow below the ice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELTWATER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MELTWATER
1 longer words begin with MELTWATER.
Shorter words from the letters in MELTWATER
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Common questions about MELTWATER
- Is MELTWATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELTWATER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELTWATER worth?
- MELTWATER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELTWATER mean?
- Water formed by melting snow or ice, especially from a glacier.
- What letters can be added to MELTWATER?
- MELTWATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MELTWATER:
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