MAIDAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MAIDAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAIDAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIDAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIDAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maidansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAIDAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAIDAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does MAIDAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
In South Asia, a wide open grassy space in or beside a town, used for parades, sport and public gatherings.
The term came into English through Persian and Urdu, and it was widely used in British India for the open parkland of a city. Large cities still have a maidan where people play cricket, hold fairs and listen to political speeches. Its sense is close to a common or a village green, but usually on a bigger scale.
How MAIDAN is used
Used in South Asian English for a public open ground.
- Boys played cricket on the maidan until dark.
- The rally filled the whole maidan by noon.
- A fair was set up on the maidan every winter.
- We crossed the maidan on the way to the station.
- The grass of the maidan turned brown in summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAIDAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAIDAN
The 6 tiles of MAIDAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MAIDAN
1 longer words begin with MAIDAN.
Shorter words from the letters in MAIDAN
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Common questions about MAIDAN
- Is MAIDAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAIDAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAIDAN worth?
- MAIDAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAIDAN mean?
- In South Asia, a wide open grassy space in or beside a town, used for parades, sport and public gatherings.
- What letters can be added to MAIDAN?
- MAIDAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAIDAN:
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