MEZQUITE is a valid Scrabble word — 28 points
Yes. MEZQUITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEZQUITE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEZQUITE is to know. It scores 28 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEZQUITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mezquitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEZQUITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEZQUITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEZQUITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MEZQUITE
- MEZQUITE scores 28 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MEZQUITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A thorny tree or shrub of the pea family that grows in the dry parts of the south-western United States and Mexico.
A mezquite sends roots deep underground to find water in desert country. Its pods were once ground into meal, and its wood is prized for smoking meat. The z spelling follows Spanish, while English more often writes it with s.
How MEZQUITE is used
Found in writing about desert plants, cooking and the American Southwest.
- A lone mezquite gave the only shade for miles.
- They grilled the steaks over mezquite wood.
- The rancher cleared each mezquite that crowded the pasture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEZQUITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEZQUITE
1 longer words begin with MEZQUITE.
Shorter words from the letters in MEZQUITE
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Common questions about MEZQUITE
- Is MEZQUITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEZQUITE, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEZQUITE worth?
- MEZQUITE is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEZQUITE mean?
- A thorny tree or shrub of the pea family that grows in the dry parts of the south-western United States and Mexico.
- What letters can be added to MEZQUITE?
- MEZQUITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEZQUITE:
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