MENSEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MENSEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENSEFUL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENSEFUL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENSEFUL
No single letter turns MENSEFUL into another word.
How MENSEFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MENSEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENSEFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MENSEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Showing good manners and propriety; decorous and gracious.
Menseful comes from the old Scots word mense, meaning good sense and decency. A menseful guest behaves with quiet courtesy and knows what is fitting. It is found in dialect writing and in older Scottish literature.
How MENSEFUL is used
Menseful is Scots and rare, and appears in dialect and historical contexts.
- The minister was a menseful man, respected by all.
- She gave a menseful reply to the rude remark.
- A menseful bearing marked him out from the rowdy crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENSEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MENSEFUL
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Common questions about MENSEFUL
- Is MENSEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENSEFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENSEFUL worth?
- MENSEFUL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENSEFUL mean?
- Showing good manners and propriety; decorous and gracious.
- What letters can be added to MENSEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to MENSEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MENSEFUL:
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