METHO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. METHO 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept METHO?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METHO is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METHO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METHO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in METHO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does METHO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianinformal
Methylated spirits; also, a person who drinks it as a cheap substitute for alcohol.
Metho is an Australian clipping of methylated spirits, the purple-dyed industrial alcohol sold for cleaning and as fuel rather than for drinking. Because it is cheap and easy to buy, metho has long been associated with the poorest and most desperate drinkers, and the word can name the liquid itself or, more bluntly, a person addicted to drinking it. The clipping is distinctly Australian, where the full term is shortened the way British English shortens the same substance to meths.
How METHO is used
Informal, chiefly Australian; can refer to the liquid or to a habitual drinker of it.
- The old shed still smelled faintly of metho.
- He used metho to clean the paintbrushes before storing them.
- Locals called the man sleeping under the bridge a metho.
- A splash of metho got the stubborn stain off the glass.
- Metho burns with almost no smoke, which is why campers carry it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METHO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METHO
Showing 24 of 52 words that begin with METHO.
Words with METHO inside
16 words contain METHO in the middle. Words that start with METHO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in METHO
Common questions about METHO
- Is METHO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METHO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METHO worth?
- METHO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METHO mean?
- Methylated spirits; also, a person who drinks it as a cheap substitute for alcohol.
- What letters can be added to METHO?
- METHO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of METHO:
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