MONGST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MONGST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONGST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONGST is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONGST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MONGST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MONGST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about MONGST
- MONGST gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MONGST mean in Scrabble?
preposition
archaicpoetic
A shortened form of amongst, meaning in the midst of or surrounded by.
The word is written with a lost first letter in older verse, where poets trimmed amongst to fit the rhythm of a line. It means in the middle of a group, and it is usually printed with a leading apostrophe in modern editions. You are most likely to meet mongst in Elizabethan poetry and in imitations of it.
How MONGST is used
Archaic and poetic; ordinary prose uses among or amongst.
- The poem pictures a shepherd mongst the hills.
- Mongst friends, he spoke more freely.
- She walked mongst the flowers at dawn.
- The old line begins with mongst and a rolling rhythm.
- A single lamp burned mongst the shadows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONGST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MONGST
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Common questions about MONGST
- Is MONGST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONGST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONGST worth?
- MONGST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONGST mean?
- A shortened form of amongst, meaning in the midst of or surrounded by.
- What letters can be added to MONGST?
- MONGST takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MONGST:
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