MENSTRUATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MENSTRUATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MENSTRUATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENSTRUATE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENSTRUATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MENSTRUATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MENSTRUATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MENSTRUATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MENSTRUATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To shed blood and tissue from the lining of the womb as part of the monthly cycle.
Girls usually begin to menstruate during their teens, and the cycle stops with menopause. Health classes use menstruate as the plain medical verb.
How MENSTRUATE is used
Neutral medical and educational term, used in health texts.
- Most girls menstruate for the first time between ages ten and sixteen.
- The nurse explained why women menstruate each month.
- Some animals menstruate, but most do not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENSTRUATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MENSTRUATE
2 longer words begin with MENSTRUATE.
Shorter words from the letters in MENSTRUATE
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Common questions about MENSTRUATE
- Is MENSTRUATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENSTRUATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENSTRUATE worth?
- MENSTRUATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENSTRUATE mean?
- To shed blood and tissue from the lining of the womb as part of the monthly cycle.
- What letters can be added to MENSTRUATE?
- MENSTRUATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MENSTRUATE:
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