METTLESOME is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. METTLESOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METTLESOME?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METTLESOME is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METTLESOME
No single letter turns METTLESOME into another word.
How METTLESOME scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in METTLESOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METTLESOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METTLESOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Full of spirit and courage, and ready to face a challenge.
Mettlesome is often said of horses and young competitors that are lively and hard to cow. It carries admiration for fire and pluck rather than for caution.
How METTLESOME is used
Found mostly in literary or old-fashioned writing about animals and people.
- The mettlesome colt refused to be tamed.
- A mettlesome young lawyer took on the powerful firm.
- Only the most mettlesome riders entered the race.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METTLESOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METTLESOME
1 longer words begin with METTLESOME.
Shorter words from the letters in METTLESOME
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Common questions about METTLESOME
- Is METTLESOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METTLESOME, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METTLESOME worth?
- METTLESOME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METTLESOME mean?
- Full of spirit and courage, and ready to face a challenge.
- What letters can be added to METTLESOME?
- No single letter can be added to METTLESOME to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of METTLESOME:
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