MAIDENHAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MAIDENHAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAIDENHAIR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIDENHAIR is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIDENHAIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maidenhairsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAIDENHAIR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MAIDENHAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAIDENHAIR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAIDENHAIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A delicate fern with slender dark stalks and fan-shaped, fine leaflets.
Maidenhair ferns belong to the genus Adiantum and are loved as houseplants and shady garden plants. Their thin black stems give the plant its hair-like look. The name is also used for the maidenhair tree, a different plant altogether.
How MAIDENHAIR is used
Used in gardening and botany, often as "maidenhair fern".
- Maidenhair grew along the damp stone wall.
- She hung a maidenhair fern in the bathroom.
- The maidenhair needs shade and steady moisture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAIDENHAIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAIDENHAIR
1 longer words begin with MAIDENHAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in MAIDENHAIR
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Common questions about MAIDENHAIR
- Is MAIDENHAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAIDENHAIR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAIDENHAIR worth?
- MAIDENHAIR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAIDENHAIR mean?
- A delicate fern with slender dark stalks and fan-shaped, fine leaflets.
- What letters can be added to MAIDENHAIR?
- MAIDENHAIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MAIDENHAIR:
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