MAHWA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MAHWA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAHWA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAHWA is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAHWA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mahwasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAHWA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MAHWA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does MAHWA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyIndian English
A variant spelling of mahua, an Indian tree whose flowers are used to make a fermented drink and whose seeds yield oil.
Mahwa refers to the same tree that botanists usually call Madhuca longifolia, a large deciduous tree native to the forests and plains of central and southern India. Villagers collect the sweet, fleshy flowers that fall from a mahwa tree each spring and either eat them fresh, dry them for later use, or ferment them into a strong traditional liquor. The seeds pressed from mahwa fruit also yield a cooking and lamp oil once widely used in rural households. Because mahwa and mahua are both accepted spellings of the same Hindi-derived word, dictionaries list them as variants of one another.
How MAHWA is used
Chiefly used in Indian English when discussing the tree, its flowers or the liquor made from them.
- Villagers gathered mahwa flowers early in the morning.
- The liquor was distilled from fermented mahwa blossoms.
- Oil pressed from mahwa seeds once lit village lamps.
- A mahwa tree stood at the edge of the field.
- The market sold dried mahwa alongside other forest produce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAHWA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAHWA
1 longer words begin with MAHWA.
Shorter words from the letters in MAHWA
Common questions about MAHWA
- Is MAHWA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAHWA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAHWA worth?
- MAHWA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAHWA mean?
- A variant spelling of mahua, an Indian tree whose flowers are used to make a fermented drink and whose seeds yield oil.
- What letters can be added to MAHWA?
- MAHWA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MAHWA:
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