MONETARY means relating to money or currency; financial. It describes anything connected to a country's money supply, financial systems, or economic policies. Worth 13 points in Scrabble.
Yes. MONETARY is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends and 13 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | M | O | N | E | T | A | R | Y | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Wordfeud | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
MONETARY is central to economic discourse, appearing in terms like monetary policy (how central banks control money supply), monetary value (worth in currency terms), and monetary system (a country's financial framework). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) takes its name from this word. In everyday use, monetary concerns relate to anything involving money. This 8-letter word scores 13 base points in Scrabble, featuring valuable tiles M (3 points) and Y (4 points).
MONETARY derives from Latin "monetarius," from "moneta" meaning "mint, money." Interestingly, Moneta was originally an epithet of the Roman goddess Juno, in whose temple money was coined. The word entered English in the early 1800s as economics became a formal discipline. The Latin root also gave us "money," "mint," and "monument" (originally meaning a commemorative structure, often funded by public money).
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of MONETARY.
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside MONETARY: 244 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: ANYMOREETYMONYEOMANANOMYATOMYETYMAMATEYMAYORMEANYMEATYMONEYMORAY. See all words from MONETARY.