MONTE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MONTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONTE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONTE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONTE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MONTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about MONTE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MONTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A gambling card game of Spanish origin in which players bet on which of several dealt cards will be matched first.
In monte the dealer turns cards face up one at a time from a shuffled pack, and players wager on which of a small set of exposed cards will be paired with a matching card before the others. The game travelled with Spanish settlers to the Americas, and a simplified street version, three-card monte, later became notorious as a setup for cheating passers-by rather than a fair game of chance.
How MONTE is used
Mostly encountered today in the phrase three-card monte, describing the street con rather than the older card game.
- The sailors passed the evening playing monte for small stakes.
- A dealer ran a game of monte on the corner, drawing a crowd.
- Old records describe monte as the favourite gambling game in the territory.
- He learned monte from his grandfather, who kept a worn deck for it.
- Tourists were warned that a game of monte on the sidewalk is rarely honest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MONTE
The 5 tiles of MONTE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MONTE
9 longer words begin with MONTE.
Shorter words from the letters in MONTE
Common questions about MONTE
- Is MONTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONTE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONTE worth?
- MONTE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONTE mean?
- A gambling card game of Spanish origin in which players bet on which of several dealt cards will be matched first.
- What letters can be added to MONTE?
- MONTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MONTE:
Open MONTE in the Word Finder