MEWL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MEWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEWL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEWL is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mewlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEWL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MEWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does MEWL mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To cry feebly, as an infant does.
Mewl imitates the sound and is known to most readers from a single line of Shakespeare about the ages of man. Outside that line the word is very nearly extinct.
How MEWL is used
Mewled, mewling. Literary.
- The child mewled for an hour and then slept.
- The word mewl imitates the sound it names.
- Shakespeare used mewl in a line everybody knows.
- Mewling is almost the only form still written.
- Outside that one line mewl is extinct.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEWL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEWL
5 longer words begin with MEWL.
Shorter words from the letters in MEWL
Common questions about MEWL
- Is MEWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEWL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEWL worth?
- MEWL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEWL mean?
- To cry feebly, as an infant does.
- What letters can be added to MEWL?
- MEWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MEWL:
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