MAAING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAAING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MAAING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAAING is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAAING
No single letter turns MAAING into another word.
How MAAING scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAAING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What stands out about MAAING
- MAAING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of MAAING
The 6 tiles of MAAING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MAAING
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Common questions about MAAING
- Is MAAING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAAING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAAING worth?
- MAAING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAAING?
- No single letter can be added to MAAING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAAING:
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