Scrabble Word Finder

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.

m3e1n1i1s1c3u1s1
PlayableMENISCUS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept MENISCUS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.37%

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

Scrabble m3e1n1i1s1c3u1s1 12
Words with Friends m4e1n2i1s1c4u2s1 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in MENISCUS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
e112
n16
i19
s24
c12
u14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENISCUS has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with MENISCUS

meniscuses14

1 longer words begin with MENISCUS.

Shorter words from the letters in MENISCUS

cesiums11 miscues11 incuses9 minuses9 cesium10 cnemis10 cumins10 minces10 miscue10 mucins10 musics10 neumic10 census8 cuisse8 incuse8 misuse8 sensum8 cumin9 emics9 mesic9 mince9 mucin9 music9 scums9 cines7 cunei7 incus7 meins7 menus7 miens7 mines7 minus7 mises7 munis7 muses7 musse7 neums7 scuse7 seism7 semis7

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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 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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