MENO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MENO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENO
No single letter turns MENO into another word.
How MENO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MENO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about MENO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MENO mean in Scrabble?
adverb
music
An Italian word meaning less, used in musical instructions to reduce the speed or force just indicated.
A score marked meno mosso asks the performer to play with less motion, that is, more slowly. Meno appears in many such combined instructions rather than standing alone as a tempo mark. It always signals a reduction from whatever speed or force was just indicated.
How MENO is used
A musical direction borrowed directly from Italian; always paired with another word such as mosso or forte.
- The conductor pointed to the word meno written above the final bars.
- Meno mosso told the orchestra to slow the pace right down.
- The pianist barely noticed the small meno marked before the last phrase.
- A meno indication changes the character of the passage without a full stop.
- The score used meno forte to soften the brass section briefly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MENO
The 4 tiles of MENO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MENO
23 longer words begin with MENO.
Words with MENO inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain MENO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MENO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MENO
Common questions about MENO
- Is MENO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENO worth?
- MENO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENO mean?
- An Italian word meaning less, used in musical instructions to reduce the speed or force just indicated.
- What letters can be added to MENO?
- No single letter can be added to MENO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MENO:
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