Is MECHANICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MECHANICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MECHANICS mean?
- noun
the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
- noun
the technical aspects of doing something
“a mechanism of social control”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + 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 MECHANICS
MECHANICS 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.
Anagrams of MECHANICS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MECHANICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mischance18
- mechanic17
- sachemic17
- chasmic16
- chemics16
- macchie16
- chicanes15
- machines15
- chemic15
- chamise14
- chances14
- chicane14
- cinches14
- machine14
- manches14
- caches13
- chance13
- chiasm13
- chicas13
- chimes13
- haemic13
- maches13
- manche13
- mensch13
- miches13
- sachem13
- samech13
- schema13
- simcha13
- chaines12
- haemins12
- meccas12
- cache12
- chams12
- chasm12
- chems12
- chica12
- chics12
- chime12
- cinch12
- hemic12
- mache12
- machs12
- mechs12
- miche12
- amnesic11
- cinemas11
- ashmen11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- encash11
- haemin11
- hances11
- hemins11
- inches11
- inmesh11
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