MESSUAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MESSUAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESSUAGE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESSUAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESSUAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
messuagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESSUAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MESSUAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESSUAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MESSUAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A dwelling house together with its outbuildings and the land assigned to its use.
Old deeds and conveyances use messuage to name a whole home plot, not just the house. Lawyers include it so that barns, sheds and yard pass under the same transfer. Ordinary sellers would simply say property.
How MESSUAGE is used
Messuage is a formal term in property law and historical documents.
- The deed granted the messuage and all its gardens to the heir.
- A messuage with barn and orchard was sold at auction.
- The will left the messuage to his eldest daughter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESSUAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESSUAGE
1 longer words begin with MESSUAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in MESSUAGE
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Common questions about MESSUAGE
- Is MESSUAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESSUAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESSUAGE worth?
- MESSUAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESSUAGE mean?
- A dwelling house together with its outbuildings and the land assigned to its use.
- What letters can be added to MESSUAGE?
- MESSUAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MESSUAGE:
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