MESA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MESA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESA?
| 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 MESA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MESA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about MESA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 MESA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
An isolated hill or area of high ground with a flat top and steep sides.
A mesa forms where a hard layer of rock protects softer rock beneath it from erosion, leaving a flat-topped block standing above the surrounding land. The word came into English from Spanish and is used above all for the landscapes of the American South-West, though the landform itself occurs elsewhere too.
How MESA is used
Common in geography and in descriptions of South-Western American landscapes.
- The trail climbed steadily toward the base of the mesa.
- A lone hawk circled above the flat top of the mesa.
- Rain rarely reaches the dry mesa in summer.
- The town was built in the shadow of a red mesa.
- From the mesa they could see for miles across the desert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MESA
The 4 tiles of MESA in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with MESA
13 longer words begin with MESA.
Words with MESA inside
9 words contain MESA in the middle. Words that start with MESA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MESA
Common questions about MESA
- Is MESA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESA worth?
- MESA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESA mean?
- An isolated hill or area of high ground with a flat top and steep sides.
- What letters can be added to MESA?
- MESA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MESA:
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