MEAL
/miːl/
4 letters · 1 syllable · noun, verb
Definition of MEAL
Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
"Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal."
Food served or eaten as a repast.
A time or an occasion.
The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.
To yield or be plentiful in meal.
A speck or spot.
A part; a fragment; a portion.
To defile or taint.
Examples of MEAL in a Sentence
- "Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal."
Word Details
Is MEAL a Scrabble Word?
Yes, MEAL is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like MEAL are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for MEAL
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | m | e | a | l | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Anagrams of MEAL
Words made by rearranging the exact same 4 letters
Words You Can Make With the Letters in MEAL
24 words from the letters in MEAL
4-letter words
3-letter words
How to Use MEAL in Word Games
MEAL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, making it a modest-scoring word.
Short word advantage: MEAL is only 4 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble MEAL to find 24 additional valid words.