MENISCUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MENISCUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENISCUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENISCUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENISCUS
No single letter turns MENISCUS into another word.
How MENISCUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MENISCUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENISCUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MENISCUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The curved upper surface of a liquid in a narrow tube, or a crescent-shaped pad of cartilage in a joint.
In a laboratory you read a measuring cylinder at the bottom of the meniscus to get an accurate volume. In anatomy the knee has two of these cartilage cushions, and a torn one is a common sports injury. In optics a meniscus lens has one convex and one concave side.
How MENISCUS is used
Used in science, medicine and optics, with a different sense in each.
- Read the volume at the lowest point of the meniscus.
- The runner tore the meniscus in his right knee.
- Water forms a concave meniscus against glass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENISCUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MENISCUS
1 longer words begin with MENISCUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MENISCUS
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Common questions about MENISCUS
- Is MENISCUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENISCUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENISCUS worth?
- MENISCUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENISCUS mean?
- The curved upper surface of a liquid in a narrow tube, or a crescent-shaped pad of cartilage in a joint.
- What letters can be added to MENISCUS?
- No single letter can be added to MENISCUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MENISCUS:
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