MESTIZA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MESTIZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MESTIZA?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MESTIZA is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESTIZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mestizasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESTIZA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MESTIZA, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does MESTIZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woman of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, especially in Latin America.
Mestiza is the feminine form of a Spanish term that names a long-standing social group in Latin American history. Writers use it in discussions of heritage, identity and colonial society.
How MESTIZA is used
Borrowed from Spanish; the masculine form is mestizo.
- The novel follows a young mestiza growing up in the highlands.
- She described herself as a proud mestiza with roots in two cultures.
- The painting shows a mestiza selling flowers at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESTIZA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MESTIZA
The 7 tiles of MESTIZA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MESTIZA
1 longer words begin with MESTIZA.
Shorter words from the letters in MESTIZA
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Common questions about MESTIZA
- Is MESTIZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESTIZA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESTIZA worth?
- MESTIZA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESTIZA mean?
- A woman of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, especially in Latin America.
- What letters can be added to MESTIZA?
- MESTIZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MESTIZA:
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