MESTIZO is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MESTIZO 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 MESTIZO?
| 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 MESTIZO is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MESTIZO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mestizosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MESTIZO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MESTIZO, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does MESTIZO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, especially in Latin America.
Mestizo is a Spanish term that became a recognised social category in colonial Latin America. Today it often describes the shared heritage of a large part of the population in countries such as Mexico.
How MESTIZO is used
Borrowed from Spanish; the feminine form is mestiza, and it can also be used as an adjective.
- The historian wrote about the rise of the mestizo in colonial society.
- He was a mestizo whose father came from Spain.
- Mestizo culture blends traditions from Europe and the Americas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MESTIZO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MESTIZO
2 longer words begin with MESTIZO.
Shorter words from the letters in MESTIZO
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Common questions about MESTIZO
- Is MESTIZO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESTIZO, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MESTIZO worth?
- MESTIZO is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MESTIZO mean?
- A man of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, especially in Latin America.
- What letters can be added to MESTIZO?
- MESTIZO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MESTIZO:
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