MENSA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MENSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENSA?
| 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 MENSA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENSA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MENSA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MENSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about MENSA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 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 MENSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The flat grinding or biting surface of a tooth, especially an incisor.
Dentists and anatomists use mensa, Latin for table, to name the worn or naturally flat surface where a tooth meets its opposing tooth during chewing. The term appears mainly in technical descriptions of tooth wear and dental anatomy rather than in everyday conversation. As teeth wear down over years of use, changes to the mensa can help forensic examiners and archaeologists estimate age or diet from skeletal remains.
How MENSA is used
A specialized anatomical and dental term, plural mensae, not used in ordinary speech about teeth.
- The dentist noted uneven wear across the mensa of the incisor.
- Archaeologists examined the mensa of the ancient teeth for clues about diet.
- Grinding habits can flatten the mensa over time.
- The textbook diagram labeled the mensa of each tooth type.
- A chipped mensa can make chewing uncomfortable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENSA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MENSA
The 5 tiles of MENSA in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with MENSA
3 longer words begin with MENSA.
Words with MENSA inside
8 words contain MENSA in the middle. Words that start with MENSA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MENSA
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Common questions about MENSA
- Is MENSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENSA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENSA worth?
- MENSA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENSA mean?
- The flat grinding or biting surface of a tooth, especially an incisor.
- What letters can be added to MENSA?
- MENSA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MENSA:
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