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9 Letter Words Starting With ME

There are 739 valid 9 letter words that start with ME, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

meadowink - 19 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

meadowink - 19 points

Words With Friends

meadowink - 21 points

9 Letter Words (739)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With me

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 739 word list is 46.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 meaderies 12 12 13 37
#2 meadowbur 17 17 20 54
#3 meadowier 15 15 16 46
#4 meadowing 16 16 19 51
🏆 #5 meadowink 19 19 21 59
#6 meadsweet 15 15 16 46
#7 meagerest 12 12 14 38
#8 mealberry 16 16 18 50
#9 mealiness 11 11 14 36
#10 mealmouth 16 16 19 51
#11 mealproof 16 16 19 51
#12 mealtimes 13 13 16 42
#13 mealworms 16 16 19 51
#14 mealybugs 17 17 21 55
#15 mealywing 18 18 21 57
#16 meandered 13 13 15 41
#17 meanderer 12 12 14 38
#18 meandrian 12 12 15 39
#19 meandrine 12 12 15 39
#20 meandrite 12 12 14 38

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with ME will give you far more flexible options try 9 letter words starting with ME for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with me?

meadowink — worth 59 combined points (US Scrabble: 19, UK Scrabble: 19, Words With Friends: 21).

How many 9 letter words start with me?

739 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter me words will come up far more often.