MESTINO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MESTINO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESTINO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESTINO is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESTINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mestinosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESTINO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MESTINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What stands out about MESTINO
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 MESTINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalrare
A person of mixed ancestry, especially of European and Indigenous American descent.
Mestino is an uncommon variant of mestizo, used in older Spanish colonial contexts. Historians mostly prefer the standard spelling. You will meet mestino chiefly in word lists and period documents.
How MESTINO is used
The word mestino is a rare variant found in historical or specialist writing.
- The census listed him as a mestino living in the highlands.
- An old register recorded each mestino by village.
- The author uses mestino for a person of mixed parentage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESTINO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MESTINO
The 7 tiles of MESTINO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MESTINO
2 longer words begin with MESTINO.
Shorter words from the letters in MESTINO
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Common questions about MESTINO
- Is MESTINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESTINO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESTINO worth?
- MESTINO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESTINO mean?
- A person of mixed ancestry, especially of European and Indigenous American descent.
- What letters can be added to MESTINO?
- MESTINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MESTINO:
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