Is MEGATHERES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MEGATHERES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MEGATHERES mean?
Megatheres is a form of MEGATHERE.
- noun
gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 MEGATHERES
MEGATHERES 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 MEGATHERES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- megathere15
- meagerest12
- meterages12
- hamster12
- hareems12
- thermae12
- thermes12
- gamester11
- meagrest11
- meterage11
- gathers11
- hareem11
- harems11
- hermae11
- masher11
- rehems11
- rhemes11
- shmear11
- shmeer11
- tharms11
- themes11
- therme11
- therms11
- aethers10
- emerges10
- gametes10
- heaters10
- mergees10
- metages10
- reheats10
- sheeter10
- garths10
- gasher10
- gather10
- gerahs10
- haems10
- hames10
- harem10
- harms10
- hemes10
- herma10
- herms10
- marsh10
- maths10
- meths10
- rehem10
- rheme10
- shame10
- tharm10
- theme10
- therm10
- eagerest9
- etageres9
- steerage9
- meeters9
- remates9
- remeets9
- reteams9
- steamer9
- teemers9
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