MESH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MESH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
meshyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MESH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MESH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does MESH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A network of connected threads or wires.
Mesh came from a Germanic word about knitting a net and is unrelated to mash despite the rhyme. Engineering took it in the nineteenth century for gear teeth that interlock.
How MESH is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb.
- A mesh fine enough to keep out midges.
- The word mesh comes from a Germanic one about netting.
- The gears meshed and the noise stopped.
- Mesh and mash rhyme and are unrelated.
- Two meshes of different gauge in the same screen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MESH
The 4 tiles of MESH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MESH
24 longer words begin with MESH.
Words ending in MESH
9 words end in MESH. Useful as a back hook: play MESH onto a word already on the board.
Words with MESH inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain MESH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MESH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MESH
Common questions about MESH
- Is MESH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESH worth?
- MESH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESH mean?
- A network of connected threads or wires.
- What letters can be added to MESH?
- MESH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MESH:
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