MESCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MESCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESCAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESCAL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESCAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mescalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESCAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MESCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about MESCAL
- The same 6 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 MESCAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong Mexican spirit distilled from the cooked heart of the agave plant, or the plant itself.
Mescal takes its name from a Nahuatl word and is made by roasting agave hearts, fermenting the juice and distilling it, which gives a smoky flavour. Tequila is in fact one particular kind of this spirit, made from a single type of agave. The word has also been used for several small cacti and for the agave plants that supply the drink.
How MESCAL is used
Also spelled mezcal; the spelling mescal is the older English one.
- He sipped the mescal slowly and tasted the smoke.
- A worm in the bottle was once a mark of cheap mescal.
- The farmers cut the agave hearts to make mescal.
- She poured a measure of mescal over the ice.
- Travellers in the mountains were offered mescal at every inn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESCAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MESCAL
The 6 tiles of MESCAL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with MESCAL
7 longer words begin with MESCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MESCAL
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Common questions about MESCAL
- Is MESCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESCAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESCAL worth?
- MESCAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESCAL mean?
- A strong Mexican spirit distilled from the cooked heart of the agave plant, or the plant itself.
- What letters can be added to MESCAL?
- MESCAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MESCAL:
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