Is MACCABAW valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACCABAW, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MACCABAW worth?

MACCABAW is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MACCABAW?

MACCABAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

MACCABAW is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points

Yes. MACCABAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableMACCABAW · 8 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF

19points in Scrabble

23points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept MACCABAW?

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: 45 / 100

45WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.38

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

4.63%

Our own measure of how useful MACCABAW is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MACCABAW

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

maccabaws20

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MACCABAW scores

Scrabble m3a1c3c3a1b3a1w4 19

Words with Friends m4a1c4c4a1b4a1w4 23

Face value of the 8 tiles in MACCABAW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
m	1	2
a	3	9
c	2	2
b	1	2
w	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MACCABAW has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with MACCABAW

maccabaws20

1 longer words begin with MACCABAW.

Shorter words from the letters in MACCABAW

macaw12 bacca11 abaca9 waac9 abac8 acca8 caba8 caca8 cama8 maca8 cwm10 caw8 maw8 mwa8 wab8 bac7 bam7 cab7 cam7 mac7 awa6 aba5 ama5 baa5 caa5 maa5 aw5 ab4 am4 ba4 ma4 aa2

Common questions about MACCABAW

Is MACCABAW valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACCABAW, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MACCABAW worth?: MACCABAW is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MACCABAW?: MACCABAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MACCABAW:

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