Word index

MECHANISM

9 letters, 18 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What MECHANISM Means

  1. noun: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction“he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions”
  2. noun: the technical aspects of doing something“a mechanism of social control”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MECHANISM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 E1 C3 H4 A1 N1 I1 S1 M3.

Words Made From The Letters In MECHANISM

375 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (15)

6 letter words (53)

5 letter words (83)

4 letter words (118)

3 letter words (78)

2 letter words (26)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.