Is MEANWHILES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEANWHILES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEANWHILES mean?
Meanwhiles is a form of MEANWHILE.
- adverb
at the same time but in another place
“meanwhile, back at the ranch...”
- adverb
during the intervening time
“meanwhile I will not think about the problem”
- noun
the time between one event, process, or period and another
“meanwhile the socialists are running the government”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + A (1) + N (1) + W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MEANWHILES
MEANWHILES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MEANWHILES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- meanwhile17
- wheelsman17
- limewash16
- whalemen16
- wheelman16
- whelms14
- hemlines13
- wahines13
- shawm13
- whams13
- whelm13
- whims13
- haemins12
- hemline12
- manwise12
- shemale12
- awhile12
- newish12
- wahine12
- whales12
- wheals12
- wheels12
- wheens12
- whenas12
- whiles12
- whines12
- wham12
- whim12
- almehs11
- ashmen11
- enmesh11
- haemin11
- hemins11
- hiemal11
- inmesh11
- lawmen11
- mashie11
- hawse11
- shawl11
- shawn11
- shewn11
- welsh11
- whale11
- wheal11
- wheel11
- wheen11
- whens11
- while11
- whine11
- whins11
- wisha11
- inhales10
- lawines10
- almeh10
- aswim10
- haems10
- halms10
- hames10
- helms10
- hemal10
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