METAFILES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. METAFILES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
m3e1t1a1f4i1l1e1s1
Depends on the listMETAFILES · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept METAFILES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful METAFILES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAFILES
No single letter turns METAFILES into another word.
How METAFILES scores
Scrabble m3e1t1a1f4i1l1e1s1 14
Words with Friends m4e1t1a1f4i1l2e1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in METAFILES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METAFILES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in METAFILES
fistmele13 flamiest13 metafile13 fealties11 fetiales11 leafiest11 mealiest10 metalise10 females12 filmset12 leftism12 felsite10 fetials10 lefties10 liefest10 sealift10 elmiest9 maltese9 mealies9 miseate9 steamie9 fatism11 female11 femals11 flames11 fleams11 flemes11 flemit11 metifs11 samfie11 falsie9 fastie9 festal9 fetial9 fiesta9 filets9 fleets9 fliest9 flites9 itself9
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Common questions about METAFILES
- Is METAFILES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAFILES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAFILES worth?
- METAFILES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to METAFILES?
- No single letter can be added to METAFILES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of METAFILES:
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