MAAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAAS 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MAAS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAAS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAAS
No single letter turns MAAS into another word.
How MAAS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about MAAS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
Thick, naturally soured milk, similar to yogurt, traditionally made and eaten in southern Africa.
Maas is made by letting fresh milk ferment and thicken on its own. It is eaten plain, poured over maize porridge, or mixed with sugar, much as yogurt is used elsewhere.
How MAAS is used
South African English, from Afrikaans; common in everyday food vocabulary.
- She poured a spoonful of maas over the warm porridge.
- The shop sold small tubs of maas next to the fresh milk.
- His grandmother still makes maas the traditional way at home.
- Maas has a sharper, thicker taste than ordinary fresh milk.
- Children in the village grew up eating maas with their morning meal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAAS
The 4 tiles of MAAS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MAAS
1 longer words begin with MAAS.
Words ending in MAAS
1 words end in MAAS. Useful as a back hook: play MAAS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MAAS
Common questions about MAAS
- Is MAAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAAS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAAS worth?
- MAAS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAAS mean?
- Thick, naturally soured milk, similar to yogurt, traditionally made and eaten in southern Africa.
- What letters can be added to MAAS?
- No single letter can be added to MAAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAAS:
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