/mɛm/
noun

Is MEM a Scrabble word?

Yes. MEM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

  2. A memory access as part of processing.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: mem via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /⁠mem⁠/, “water”), from Proto-Semitic *maʾ- (“*maʾ-/*may-”). Doublet of mu.

MEM at a glance

MEM has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + M 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #31,528 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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