MAIEUTICS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAIEUTICS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MAIEUTICS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIEUTICS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIEUTICS
No single letter turns MAIEUTICS into another word.
How MAIEUTICS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MAIEUTICS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAIEUTICS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MAIEUTICS
- MAIEUTICS 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
Shorter words from the letters in MAIEUTICS
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Common questions about MAIEUTICS
- Is MAIEUTICS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAIEUTICS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAIEUTICS worth?
- MAIEUTICS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAIEUTICS?
- No single letter can be added to MAIEUTICS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MAIEUTICS:
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