MEOU is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MEOU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEOU?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEOU is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEOU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meousChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEOU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MEOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about MEOU
- MEOU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MEOU mean in Scrabble?
noun
The characteristic crying sound made by a cat; a variant spelling of meow.
Meou spells out the same cry that most readers write as meow, one of several accepted spellings alongside miaow and miaul that all imitate the sound a cat makes. The word can also serve as a verb, so that a cat is said to meou when it makes this sound.
How MEOU is used
A minor spelling variant of meow, met mainly in older texts and word lists rather than in everyday writing.
- The kitten gave a soft meou from behind the door.
- A loud meou announced that the cat wanted feeding.
- She heard the meou before she saw the stray at the gate.
- The old book spells the cat's cry as meou rather than meow.
- Every meou grew louder as dinner time approached.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEOU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEOU
The 4 tiles of MEOU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MEOU
3 longer words begin with MEOU.
Words with MEOU inside
10 words contain MEOU in the middle. Words that start with MEOU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MEOU
Common questions about MEOU
- Is MEOU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEOU, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEOU worth?
- MEOU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEOU mean?
- The characteristic crying sound made by a cat; a variant spelling of meow.
- What letters can be added to MEOU?
- MEOU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MEOU:
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