Is MACHAN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACHAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MACHAN worth?

MACHAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MACHAN?

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

MACHAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. MACHAN 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listMACHAN · 6 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 689,845odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept MACHAN?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful MACHAN is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MACHAN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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

How MACHAN scores

Scrabble m3a1c3h4a1n1 13

Words with Friends m4a1c4h3a1n2 15

Face value of the 6 tiles in MACHAN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
m	1	2
a	2	9
c	1	2
h	1	2
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.

Words starting with MACHAN

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1 longer words begin with MACHAN.

Shorter words from the letters in MACHAN

chana10 caman9 cham11 mach11 amah9 maha9 nach9 cama8 maca8 mana6 naam6 ach8 cha8 hac8 ham8 cam7 mac7 aah6 aha6 han6 nah6 ama5 caa5 can5 maa5 man5 mna5 nam5 ana3 ch7 hm7 ah5 ha5 am4 ma4 aa2 an2 na2

Common questions about MACHAN

Is MACHAN valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACHAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MACHAN worth?: MACHAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MACHAN?: MACHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MACHAN:

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