METIER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. METIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METIER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METIER is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metiersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METIER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in METIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What stands out about METIER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A profession, trade, or activity that a person is especially skilled at and suited for.
Metier comes from the French metier, meaning trade or occupation, and it entered English keeping a slightly elevated, bookish flavor rather than simply replacing everyday words like job or career. It is used less for what someone does to earn a living than for the particular kind of work in which their talent truly shows. A writer might call journalism her metier, meaning it suits her abilities better than any other pursuit.
How METIER is used
Formal or literary noun, often written with an accent (metier) and typically following phrases like "find one's metier" or "not in my metier".
- Teaching young children turned out to be her true metier.
- He tried law and business before discovering that writing was his metier.
- Negotiation, not confrontation, is the diplomat's real metier.
- Restoring old furniture became the carpenter's unexpected metier.
- Critics agreed that comedy, not tragedy, was the actor's metier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of METIER
The 6 tiles of METIER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with METIER
1 longer words begin with METIER.
Shorter words from the letters in METIER
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Common questions about METIER
- Is METIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METIER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METIER worth?
- METIER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METIER mean?
- A profession, trade, or activity that a person is especially skilled at and suited for.
- What letters can be added to METIER?
- METIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of METIER:
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