MESON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MESON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESON?
| 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 MESON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mesonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MESON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about MESON
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 MESON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A subatomic particle made of a quark and an antiquark, with a mass between that of an electron and a proton.
A meson forms when a quark binds with an antiquark and typically exists for only a fraction of a second before decaying into other particles. Physicists use mesons to study the strong force that holds protons and neutrons together inside atomic nuclei. Pions and kaons are common examples of mesons produced in particle accelerators and cosmic ray showers.
How MESON is used
Technical noun used in nuclear and particle physics; rarely appears outside scientific writing.
- The detector recorded a shower of mesons after the collision.
- A pion is the lightest known meson.
- Researchers studied how the meson decayed within microseconds.
- Cosmic rays generate mesons high in the atmosphere.
- The paper compared meson masses across several experiments.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MESON
The 5 tiles of MESON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MESON
6 longer words begin with MESON.
Shorter words from the letters in MESON
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Common questions about MESON
- Is MESON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESON, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESON worth?
- MESON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESON mean?
- A subatomic particle made of a quark and an antiquark, with a mass between that of an electron and a proton.
- What letters can be added to MESON?
- MESON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MESON:
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