MAIASAUR is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 10 points
Yes for Scrabble. MAIASAUR is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept MAIASAUR?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIASAUR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIASAUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAIASAUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAIASAUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAIASAUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MAIASAUR
- MAIASAUR runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with MAIASAUR
3 longer words begin with MAIASAUR.
Shorter words from the letters in MAIASAUR
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Common questions about MAIASAUR
- Is MAIASAUR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAIASAUR is not in it.
- How many points is MAIASAUR worth?
- MAIASAUR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAIASAUR?
- MAIASAUR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAIASAUR:
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