Is METATHESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, METATHESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does METATHESIS mean?
- noun
a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
- noun
a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 15 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 METATHESIS
METATHESIS 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 METATHESIS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from METATHESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thematises15
- hematites14
- thematise14
- atheisms13
- hematite13
- meshiest13
- shmattes13
- hesitates12
- atheism12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- shmatte12
- theisms12
- estimates11
- steamiest11
- atheists11
- esthesia11
- hastiest11
- hesitate11
- staithes11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- meshes11
- shames11
- smiths11
- theism11
- themes11
- estimate10
- etatisms10
- meatiest10
- misstate10
- seamiest10
- steamies10
- teatimes10
- ashiest10
- atheist10
- hessite10
- staithe10
- theists10
- haems10
- hames10
- hemes10
- maths10
- meths10
- shame10
- shams10
- shims10
- smash10
- smith10
- theme10
- etatism9
- matiest9
- metates9
- metisse9
- misease9
- miseats9
- misseat9
- samiest9
- samites9
- siamese9
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