Is MESSIAH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MESSIAH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MESSIAH mean?
- noun
any expected deliverer
- noun
Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
- noun
the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people
- noun
an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
M (3) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + A (1) + H (4) = 12 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 MESSIAH
Single letters that turn MESSIAH 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
Anagrams of MESSIAH
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MESSIAH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mashies12
- mashes11
- mashie11
- shames11
- haems10
- hames10
- shame10
- shams10
- shims10
- smash10
- ahem9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- hems9
- hims9
- mash9
- mesh9
- sham9
- shim9
- ashes8
- sheas8
- shies8
- ham8
- hem8
- him8
- meh8
- amies7
- amiss7
- mases7
- masse7
- mesas7
- mises7
- seams7
- seism7
- semis7
- simas7
- ahis7
- haes7
- hies7
- hiss7
- sash7
- sesh7
- shea7
- shes7
- hm7
- aims6
- amie6
- amis6
- isms6
- maes6
- mass6
- mesa6
- mess6
- mise6
- miss6
- same6
- seam6
- semi6
- sima6
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