MOUNTAINEER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MOUNTAINEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOUNTAINEER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOUNTAINEER is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOUNTAINEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mountaineersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOUNTAINEER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MOUNTAINEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOUNTAINEER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MOUNTAINEER
- MOUNTAINEER contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOUNTAINEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who climbs mountains as a sport or occupation, or one who lives in a mountainous region.
A mountaineer needs ropes, training and weather sense, and the word is used for famous climbers of Everest and the Alps. It can also refer to people native to highland areas, as in the American mountaineers of Appalachia.
How MOUNTAINEER is used
Also used as a verb meaning to climb mountains, though less often.
- The mountaineer reached the summit at dawn.
- A skilled mountaineer checks the weather before every climb.
- The mountaineer told stories of life in the high valleys.
- She trained for years to become a mountaineer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOUNTAINEER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOUNTAINEER
The 11 tiles of MOUNTAINEER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOUNTAINEER
4 longer words begin with MOUNTAINEER.
Shorter words from the letters in MOUNTAINEER
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Common questions about MOUNTAINEER
- Is MOUNTAINEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOUNTAINEER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOUNTAINEER worth?
- MOUNTAINEER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOUNTAINEER mean?
- A person who climbs mountains as a sport or occupation, or one who lives in a mountainous region.
- What letters can be added to MOUNTAINEER?
- MOUNTAINEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MOUNTAINEER:
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