MESQUITE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MESQUITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESQUITE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESQUITE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESQUITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mesquitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESQUITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MESQUITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESQUITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MESQUITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A spiny tree or shrub of the pea family from the arid south-west of North America and Mexico, with sugary edible pods.
Mesquite wood burns hot and slowly, which is why barbecue cooks prize its smoky flavour. The pods have been ground into flour and used as animal fodder.
How MESQUITE is used
Used in botany, cooking and the American south-west.
- A lone mesquite shaded the dry creek.
- He grilled steaks over mesquite coals.
- The cattle browsed on mesquite pods.
- Mesquite spreads quickly over desert grassland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESQUITE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESQUITE
1 longer words begin with MESQUITE.
Shorter words from the letters in MESQUITE
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Common questions about MESQUITE
- Is MESQUITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESQUITE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESQUITE worth?
- MESQUITE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESQUITE mean?
- A spiny tree or shrub of the pea family from the arid south-west of North America and Mexico, with sugary edible pods.
- What letters can be added to MESQUITE?
- MESQUITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MESQUITE:
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