Scrabble Word Finder

MESENCEPHALON is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points

Yes. MESENCEPHALON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.

m3e1s1e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1o1n1
PlayableMESENCEPHALON · 13 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept MESENCEPHALON?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.69
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.23%

Our own measure of how useful MESENCEPHALON is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MESENCEPHALON

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

mesencephalons23

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MESENCEPHALON scores

Scrabble m3e1s1e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1o1n1 22
Words with Friends m4e1s1e1n2c4e1p4h3a1l2o1n2 27

Face value of the 13 tiles in MESENCEPHALON, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
e312
s14
n26
c12
p12
h12
a19
l14
o18

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESENCEPHALON has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with MESENCEPHALON

mesencephalons23

1 longer words begin with MESENCEPHALON.

Shorter words from the letters in MESENCEPHALON

chaenomeles18 encephalons18 empleaches19 homeplaces19 chameleons17 encephalon17 phenomenal17 phenomenas17 camphenes18 camphones18 empeaches18 homeplace18 phonecams18 chameleon16 nonspeech16 pancheons16 penneechs16 phenomena16 someplace15 anopheles14 encheason14 cameleons13 paleocene13 penoncels13 pleasemen13 camphene17 camphols17 camphone17 empleach17 phonecam17 cheapens15 menschen15 pancheon15 panoches15 penneech15 penoches15 phenomes15 phonemes15 planches15 pleaches15

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Common questions about MESENCEPHALON

Is MESENCEPHALON valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESENCEPHALON, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MESENCEPHALON worth?
MESENCEPHALON is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MESENCEPHALON?
MESENCEPHALON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of MESENCEPHALON:

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