MESQUIT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MESQUIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESQUIT?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESQUIT is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESQUIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESQUIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MESQUIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does MESQUIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A spiny tree or shrub of the southwestern United States and Mexico, whose wood is used for grilling.
Mesquit grows in dry desert country, sending roots deep to find water. Its long pods were once ground into meal, and its smoky wood gives barbecue its distinctive taste.
How MESQUIT is used
A less common spelling of mesquite, used for both the plant and its wood.
- A single mesquit shaded the dry creek bed.
- The cook burned mesquit chips to smoke the ribs.
- Cattle grazed among thorny mesquit on the plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESQUIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESQUIT
3 longer words begin with MESQUIT.
Shorter words from the letters in MESQUIT
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Common questions about MESQUIT
- Is MESQUIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESQUIT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESQUIT worth?
- MESQUIT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESQUIT mean?
- A spiny tree or shrub of the southwestern United States and Mexico, whose wood is used for grilling.
- What letters can be added to MESQUIT?
- MESQUIT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MESQUIT:
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