METATARSAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. METATARSAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METATARSAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METATARSAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METATARSAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metatarsalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METATARSAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METATARSAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METATARSAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METATARSAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of the long bones in the foot between the ankle and the toes.
There are five in each human foot, and a metatarsal can crack from a hard knock or repeated stress. Footballers are often sidelined by a broken metatarsal.
How METATARSAL is used
Used in anatomy and sports medicine, also as an adjective for this part of the foot.
- The striker fractured a metatarsal in training.
- A metatarsal bone connects to each toe.
- The doctor pressed on the second metatarsal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METATARSAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METATARSAL
1 longer words begin with METATARSAL.
Shorter words from the letters in METATARSAL
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Common questions about METATARSAL
- Is METATARSAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METATARSAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METATARSAL worth?
- METATARSAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METATARSAL mean?
- Any of the long bones in the foot between the ankle and the toes.
- What letters can be added to METATARSAL?
- METATARSAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METATARSAL:
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