MENS is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. MENS is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 8 points there.
Which word lists accept MENS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MENS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does MENS mean in Scrabble?
noun
legaltechnical
The guilty intention or knowledge that makes an act a crime, as distinct from the act itself.
Mens is a Latin word carried whole into English law, almost always as half of the phrase mens rea, the guilty mens that a prosecutor must show alongside the wrongful conduct itself. The companion Latin tag mens sana in corpore sano, a healthy mind in a healthy body, keeps the same word alive outside the courtroom as well.
How MENS is used
Almost always met inside the fixed legal phrase mens rea or the classical tag mens sana in corpore sano, never as a plain everyday word for mind.
- The court needed proof of mens as well as the act itself.
- Lawyers describe the guilty intention behind a crime as its mens rea, built on the Latin mens.
- The school motto still quotes mens sana in corpore sano.
- Without a guilty mens, the charge of murder could not be sustained.
- Older textbooks on criminal law devote whole chapters to establishing mens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MENS
Showing 24 of 47 words that begin with MENS.
Words ending in MENS
Showing 24 of 44 words that end in MENS. Useful as a back hook: play MENS onto a word already on the board.
Words with MENS inside
Showing 24 of 59 words that contain MENS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MENS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MENS
Common questions about MENS
- Is MENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENS worth?
- MENS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENS mean?
- The guilty intention or knowledge that makes an act a crime, as distinct from the act itself.
- What letters can be added to MENS?
- MENS takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MENS:
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