meta
Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.
Community validation
Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.
Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.
Spelling Bee Profile
How meta fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E M T
Two-Letter Start
ME
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- ME start
- TA ending
Try it when
- meta is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, m, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The TA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ME start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Next useful action
Put meta back into puzzle context.
Pronunciation
Definitions
adjective
Self-referential; structured analogously, but at a higher level.
"Suppose you have a genie that grants you three wishes. If you wish for infinite wishes, that is a meta wish."
noun
Boundary marker.
noun
Either of the conical columns at each end of an Ancient Roman circus.
noun
Metagame; the most effective tactics and strategies used in a competitive video game.
adjective
Prominent in the metagame; effective and frequently used in competitive gameplay.
"I don't think the character will be meta even with the recent buffs."
noun
Metoidioplasty.
Related Words
Same Letters
- teammate
- matte
- mate
- meat
- tame
- team