Is MERIDIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERIDIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERIDIAN mean?
- noun
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
“his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”
- noun
a town in eastern Mississippi
- noun
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
“all points on the same meridian have the same longitude”
- adjective
of or happening at noon
“meridian hour”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) = 11 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 MERIDIAN
Single letters that turn MERIDIAN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from MERIDIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amidine10
- diamine10
- inarmed10
- admire9
- aidmen9
- amidin9
- daimen9
- damner9
- diamin9
- maiden9
- median9
- medina9
- midair9
- minder9
- remand9
- remind9
- denarii8
- airmen8
- marine8
- remain8
- admen8
- admin8
- aimed8
- amend8
- amide8
- armed8
- denim8
- derma8
- dimer8
- diram8
- dream8
- imide8
- madre8
- maned8
- media8
- medii8
- menad8
- mined8
- mired8
- mirid8
- named8
- rimed8
- denari7
- rained7
- aimer7
- amine7
- anime7
- animi7
- imine7
- inarm7
- minae7
- miner7
- mirin7
- namer7
- ramen7
- ramie7
- ramin7
- reman7
- amid7
- dame7
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