METATHORAX is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. METATHORAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METATHORAX?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METATHORAX is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METATHORAX
No single letter turns METATHORAX into another word.
How METATHORAX scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METATHORAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METATHORAX has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METATHORAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The rear segment of an insect thorax, which usually carries the hind wings.
The metathorax lies behind the mesothorax and bears the third pair of legs. In flies the hind wings shrink to small balancing organs attached here.
How METATHORAX is used
Entomological term, as in the wings and legs borne on the metathorax.
- The hind legs join the body at the metathorax.
- In beetles the metathorax carries the folded hind wings.
- The drawing labels the metathorax in red.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METATHORAX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METATHORAX
1 longer words begin with METATHORAX.
Shorter words from the letters in METATHORAX
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Common questions about METATHORAX
- Is METATHORAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METATHORAX, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METATHORAX worth?
- METATHORAX is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METATHORAX mean?
- The rear segment of an insect thorax, which usually carries the hind wings.
- What letters can be added to METATHORAX?
- No single letter can be added to METATHORAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METATHORAX:
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