MENTO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MENTO 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 MENTO?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MENTO is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MENTO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MENTO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MENTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about MENTO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 MENTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A style of Jamaican folk music combining African rhythms with European melodic and instrumental elements, seen as an early influence on ska and reggae.
Mento developed in rural Jamaica among agricultural workers, who played it on acoustic instruments such as guitar, banjo, and hand drums, often with witty or satirical lyrics about everyday life. In the 1950s the style was sometimes marketed abroad under the more familiar label of calypso, even though mento and calypso are distinct musical traditions from different islands. Musicians who grew up playing mento later helped shape the rhythms of ska and, eventually, reggae.
How MENTO is used
Names a specific genre of Jamaican folk music; frequently discussed as an ancestor of ska and reggae.
- The old records preserved dozens of classic mento songs.
- Tourists in the 1950s often heard mento mislabeled as calypso.
- The band revived traditional mento for a new generation.
- Banjo and rhumba box are staple instruments in mento.
- Historians trace reggae's rhythm partly back to mento.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MENTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MENTO
The 5 tiles of MENTO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MENTO
11 longer words begin with MENTO.
Words ending in MENTO
10 words end in MENTO. Useful as a back hook: play MENTO onto a word already on the board.
Words with MENTO inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain MENTO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MENTO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MENTO
Common questions about MENTO
- Is MENTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MENTO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MENTO worth?
- MENTO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MENTO mean?
- A style of Jamaican folk music combining African rhythms with European melodic and instrumental elements, seen as an early influence on ska and reggae.
- What letters can be added to MENTO?
- MENTO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MENTO:
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