METACARPUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. METACARPUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METACARPUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METACARPUS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METACARPUS
No single letter turns METACARPUS into another word.
How METACARPUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METACARPUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METACARPUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METACARPUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, made up of five bones.
The metacarpus is the framework of the palm. In four-legged animals the same region is found in the forefoot. Surgeons refer to it when a hand injury affects more than one of the long bones at once.
How METACARPUS is used
An anatomical term used in medicine and zoology.
- The metacarpus lies between the carpus and the fingers.
- Swelling spread across the whole metacarpus.
- A horse's metacarpus is often called the cannon bone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METACARPUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METACARPUS
1 longer words begin with METACARPUS.
Shorter words from the letters in METACARPUS
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Common questions about METACARPUS
- Is METACARPUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METACARPUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METACARPUS worth?
- METACARPUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METACARPUS mean?
- The part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, made up of five bones.
- What letters can be added to METACARPUS?
- No single letter can be added to METACARPUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METACARPUS:
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