MEZZO is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. MEZZO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEZZO?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEZZO is to know. It scores 25 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEZZO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mezzosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEZZO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MEZZO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. MEZZO needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about MEZZO
- Two Zs in one word: MEZZO doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- MEZZO scores 25 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
- MEZZO 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 MEZZO mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A mezzo-soprano, a female singing voice or singer with a range between soprano and contralto.
Choral scores label the middle vocal part simply mezzo when writing out the full term feels too formal for a printed cast list, and conductors shorten it the same way instrumentalists say cello instead of violoncello. In tempo and dynamic markings the identical word points to something else entirely, meaning moderately, as in mezzo forte or mezzo piano, so a reader has to watch context closely to know which mezzo is meant.
How MEZZO is used
Technical, used in music and opera to describe voice type.
- The mezzo sang the second aria with striking warmth.
- She trained for years to become a mezzo.
- The opera cast a rising mezzo in the lead role.
- His voice settled into a mezzo range as he matured.
- Critics praised the mezzo's rich lower register.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEZZO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEZZO
9 longer words begin with MEZZO.
Words ending in MEZZO
2 words end in MEZZO. Useful as a back hook: play MEZZO onto a word already on the board.
Words with MEZZO inside
2 words contain MEZZO in the middle. Words that start with MEZZO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MEZZO
Common questions about MEZZO
- Is MEZZO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEZZO, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEZZO worth?
- MEZZO is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEZZO mean?
- A mezzo-soprano, a female singing voice or singer with a range between soprano and contralto.
- What letters can be added to MEZZO?
- MEZZO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MEZZO:
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