METAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. METAGE 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 METAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METAGE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METAGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in METAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,745.
What does METAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The official measuring or weighing of a load such as coal or grain, or the fee charged for doing it.
Metage belongs to the old language of trade and ports, where goods sold by volume or weight had to be checked by an appointed officer. The word comes from the verb mete, meaning to measure out. It can name both the act of measuring and the money paid for it, so context decides which sense is meant.
How METAGE is used
Technical and mostly historical; found in commercial and port records.
- The merchant paid the metage before the coal left the wharf.
- A clerk recorded the metage of each cargo of grain.
- Disputes over metage were settled by the harbour officer.
- The metage on the whole shipment came to a modest sum.
- Honest metage protected both the buyer and the seller.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of METAGE
The 6 tiles of METAGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with METAGE
6 longer words begin with METAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in METAGE
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Common questions about METAGE
- Is METAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAGE worth?
- METAGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METAGE mean?
- The official measuring or weighing of a load such as coal or grain, or the fee charged for doing it.
- What letters can be added to METAGE?
- METAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of METAGE:
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