MEME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEME?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEME is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
memesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 59,413.
What does MEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
An idea or image that spreads by imitation.
Meme was coined in 1976 by deliberate analogy with a biological term, to name a unit of culture that copies itself. Internet use narrowed it to pictures with captions.
How MEME is used
Countable: a meme, two memes.
- A meme spreads by being copied and altered.
- The word meme was coined in 1976.
- Two memes built on the same image.
- Internet use narrowed meme considerably.
- Meme was formed by analogy with a biological term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEME
6 longer words begin with MEME.
Words ending in MEME
3 words end in MEME. Useful as a back hook: play MEME onto a word already on the board.
Words with MEME inside
5 words contain MEME in the middle. Words that start with MEME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MEME
Common questions about MEME
- Is MEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEME worth?
- MEME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEME mean?
- An idea or image that spreads by imitation.
- What letters can be added to MEME?
- MEME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MEME:
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