MONESTROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MONESTROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONESTROUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONESTROUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONESTROUS
No single letter turns MONESTROUS into another word.
How MONESTROUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MONESTROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONESTROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONESTROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having only one period of heat in each breeding season or year.
A monestrous animal such as a dog comes into heat once a season rather than repeatedly. The term contrasts with polyestrous species that cycle many times.
How MONESTROUS is used
A specialist word from animal reproduction and veterinary science.
- The wolf is monestrous and breeds once a year.
- Vets describe a monestrous cycle with long gaps between heats.
- Being monestrous, the animal mates in one short season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONESTROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MONESTROUS
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Common questions about MONESTROUS
- Is MONESTROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONESTROUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONESTROUS worth?
- MONESTROUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONESTROUS mean?
- Having only one period of heat in each breeding season or year.
- What letters can be added to MONESTROUS?
- No single letter can be added to MONESTROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MONESTROUS:
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