MACKINAW is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MACKINAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MACKINAW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MACKINAW is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MACKINAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mackinawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MACKINAW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MACKINAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MACKINAW has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MACKINAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A short, heavy woollen coat, usually plaid, or the thick napped cloth it is made from.
The mackinaw is linked with lumberjacks and the cold Great Lakes region. The name also belonged to a flat-bottomed boat and a heavy blanket once used in the north-west.
How MACKINAW is used
Used chiefly in North America for the coat or the cloth.
- He wore a red plaid mackinaw to the woods.
- The old mackinaw kept out the wind.
- Traders sold mackinaw blankets at the post.
- She bought a mackinaw for the winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MACKINAW and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MACKINAW
1 longer words begin with MACKINAW.
Shorter words from the letters in MACKINAW
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Common questions about MACKINAW
- Is MACKINAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MACKINAW, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MACKINAW worth?
- MACKINAW is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MACKINAW mean?
- A short, heavy woollen coat, usually plaid, or the thick napped cloth it is made from.
- What letters can be added to MACKINAW?
- MACKINAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MACKINAW:
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