MESHUGA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MESHUGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESHUGA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESHUGA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESHUGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESHUGA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MESHUGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does MESHUGA mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Crazy or mad, in a Yiddish-flavoured way.
Meshuga comes from Yiddish and carries a warm, teasing tone more often than a clinical one. It can describe a silly plan as easily as an eccentric person.
How MESHUGA is used
Informal and humorous; the same word is spelled several ways in English.
- You must be meshuga to swim in that cold lake.
- My uncle called the whole idea meshuga.
- Everyone thought the scheme was a little meshuga.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESHUGA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESHUGA
5 longer words begin with MESHUGA.
Shorter words from the letters in MESHUGA
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Common questions about MESHUGA
- Is MESHUGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESHUGA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESHUGA worth?
- MESHUGA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESHUGA mean?
- Crazy or mad, in a Yiddish-flavoured way.
- What letters can be added to MESHUGA?
- MESHUGA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MESHUGA:
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