MAID is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAID?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAID is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAID scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does MAID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A female servant who performs domestic work in a household.
A maid traditionally handles cleaning, cooking, or other housework for an employer. In older usage, the word maid could also refer to an unmarried young woman.
How MAID is used
Common in both historical and modern household contexts.
- The maid tidied the bedrooms before the guests arrived.
- A hotel maid changes the linens every morning.
- The maids worked together to prepare the large house.
- She hired a maid to help with the weekly cleaning.
- The old maid had served the family for thirty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAID
The 4 tiles of MAID in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MAID
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with MAID.
Words ending in MAID
18 words end in MAID. Useful as a back hook: play MAID onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAID inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain MAID somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAID
Common questions about MAID
- Is MAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAID, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAID worth?
- MAID is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAID mean?
- A female servant who performs domestic work in a household.
- What letters can be added to MAID?
- MAID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAID:
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