MACHINES is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MACHINES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
m3a1c3h4i1n1e1s1
PlayableMACHINES · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept MACHINES?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful MACHINES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACHINES
No single letter turns MACHINES into another word.
How MACHINES scores
Scrabble m3a1c3h4i1n1e1s1 15
Words with Friends m4a1c4h3i1n2e1s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in MACHINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MACHINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MACHINES
- All 8 letters of MACHINES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in MACHINES
chamise14 machine14 manches14 chaines12 haemins12 heminas12 inchase12 amnesic11 cinemas11 chiasm13 chimes13 haemic13 maches13 manche13 mensch13 miches13 sachem13 samech13 schema13 simcha13 ashmen11 canehs11 chaine11 chains11 chaise11 chinas11 chines11 chinse11 encash11 haemin11 hances11 hemina11 hemins11 inches11 inmesh11 manehs11 mashie11 naches11 niches11 amices10
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Common questions about MACHINES
- Is MACHINES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACHINES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACHINES worth?
- MACHINES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MACHINES?
- No single letter can be added to MACHINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MACHINES:
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