MEWS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MEWS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEWS?
| 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 MEWS 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 MEWS
Front hooks — 1
smewsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MEWS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MEWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about MEWS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 MEWS mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A row of stables converted into houses.
Mews began as the place where royal hawks were kept while moulting, and stables later took over both the buildings and the name. A mews takes a singular verb despite its final letter.
How MEWS is used
Singular despite the s: a mews, two mews.
- A mews behind the terrace, reached through an arch.
- The word mews once meant a place for moulting hawks.
- A mews takes a singular verb.
- Two mews in the same square and both expensive.
- Stables took over the name mews from the hawks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEWS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEWS
The 4 tiles of MEWS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MEWS
3 longer words begin with MEWS.
Words ending in MEWS
6 words end in MEWS. Useful as a back hook: play MEWS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MEWS
Common questions about MEWS
- Is MEWS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEWS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEWS worth?
- MEWS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEWS mean?
- A row of stables converted into houses.
- What letters can be added to MEWS?
- MEWS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MEWS:
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