MA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. MA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MA is to know. It scores 4 from 2 tiles, takes 20 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MA scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in MA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about MA
- MA is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Mother, in the familiar form used at home.
How MA is used
- Ma kept the recipe in her head and nowhere else.
- Ask ma where the ladder went.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MA and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MA
The 2 tiles of MA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MA
Showing 24 of more than 2000 words that begin with MA.
Words ending in MA
Showing 24 of 346 words that end in MA. Useful as a back hook: play MA onto a word already on the board.
Words with MA inside
Showing 24 of 8490 words that contain MA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about MA
- Is MA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MA worth?
- MA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MA mean?
- Mother, in the familiar form used at home.
- What letters can be added to MA?
- MA takes 20 hooks: 3 in front and 17 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of MA:
Open MA in the Word Finder