MEZZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. MEZZE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MEZZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEZZE is to know. It scores 25 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEZZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mezzesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEZZE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MEZZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. MEZZE needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about MEZZE
- Two Zs in one word: MEZZE doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- MEZZE scores 25 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
- MEZZE averages 5 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MEZZE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A selection of small savoury dishes served together as an appetizer or light meal, especially in Middle Eastern, Greek, and Balkan cooking.
A mezze spreads a meal across many small plates, from dips and olives to grilled meats and pastries, so that diners share and sample a little of everything rather than eating one large course. The word and the custom come from the wider Middle Eastern and eastern Mediterranean table.
How MEZZE is used
Neutral, used in everyday and menu English for this style of shared eating.
- They ordered a mezze of hummus, olives, and grilled halloumi.
- The restaurant is famous for its generous mezze platter.
- A good mezze lets everyone at the table share several dishes.
- We started the meal with a colourful mezze.
- Small bowls of mezze covered the entire table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEZZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEZZE
1 longer words begin with MEZZE.
Shorter words from the letters in MEZZE
Common questions about MEZZE
- Is MEZZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MEZZE is not in it.
- How many points is MEZZE worth?
- MEZZE is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEZZE mean?
- A selection of small savoury dishes served together as an appetizer or light meal, especially in Middle Eastern, Greek, and Balkan cooking.
- What letters can be added to MEZZE?
- MEZZE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MEZZE:
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