METHEGLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. METHEGLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METHEGLIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METHEGLIN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METHEGLIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metheglinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METHEGLIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in METHEGLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METHEGLIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METHEGLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicregional
A spiced or medicinal kind of mead, a drink fermented from honey and water, linked especially with Wales.
The word has a Welsh root meaning healing liquor, and early metheglin was valued as medicine as much as pleasure. Cloves, ginger, rosemary and other herbs were common additions. You will meet it mostly in old recipes and historical novels.
How METHEGLIN is used
Archaic; appears in historical writing and about traditional drinks.
- The innkeeper poured a cup of warm metheglin against the cold.
- An old Welsh recipe for metheglin calls for honey and a handful of herbs.
- In the story, the hero is cured by a draught of metheglin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METHEGLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of METHEGLIN
The 9 tiles of METHEGLIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with METHEGLIN
1 longer words begin with METHEGLIN.
Shorter words from the letters in METHEGLIN
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Common questions about METHEGLIN
- Is METHEGLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METHEGLIN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METHEGLIN worth?
- METHEGLIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METHEGLIN mean?
- A spiced or medicinal kind of mead, a drink fermented from honey and water, linked especially with Wales.
- What letters can be added to METHEGLIN?
- METHEGLIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of METHEGLIN:
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