MESIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MESIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESIAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESIAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESIAL
No single letter turns MESIAL into another word.
How MESIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MESIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about MESIAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 MESIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Situated toward or directed at the midline of the body, or, in dentistry, toward the front of the dental arch.
Mesial is chiefly a term of position rather than shape, used to say that a structure lies closer to an imaginary center line running through the body. Dentists give it a more specific meaning, using mesial to describe the surface of a tooth that faces toward the front of the mouth along the dental arch, as opposed to the distal surface facing the back. The word is often paired with its opposite, lateral, when describing the position of limbs or organs relative to the body's midline.
How MESIAL is used
A technical term used chiefly in anatomy and dentistry to describe position relative to the midline.
- The dentist noted decay on the mesial surface of the molar.
- The mesial ligament showed mild swelling after the injury.
- Anatomists described the nerve as running along the mesial plane.
- A mesial fracture was visible on the X-ray of the tooth.
- The scan compared the mesial and lateral sides of the joint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MESIAL
The 6 tiles of MESIAL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MESIAL
1 longer words begin with MESIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in MESIAL
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Common questions about MESIAL
- Is MESIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESIAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESIAL worth?
- MESIAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESIAL mean?
- Situated toward or directed at the midline of the body, or, in dentistry, toward the front of the dental arch.
- What letters can be added to MESIAL?
- No single letter can be added to MESIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MESIAL:
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