MAIKO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAIKO 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MAIKO?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIKO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIKO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maikosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAIKO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MAIKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does MAIKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
An apprentice geisha in Japan, still training in traditional dance and entertainment.
A maiko trains for several years under an experienced geisha before she may work as a full geisha herself, learning dance, music and formal etiquette along the way. Her elaborate hairstyle and clothing are more colourful than a geisha's, which is one of the easiest ways to tell a maiko apart from the woman training her.
How MAIKO is used
Used in descriptions of traditional Japanese culture, especially around Kyoto.
- Tourists lined the street hoping to photograph a maiko.
- The maiko practiced her dance steps for hours each day.
- A maiko usually begins her training as a teenager.
- Her kimono marked her as a maiko rather than a full geisha.
- The district is famous for its teahouses and maiko performances.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAIKO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAIKO
1 longer words begin with MAIKO.
Shorter words from the letters in MAIKO
Common questions about MAIKO
- Is MAIKO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAIKO is not in it.
- How many points is MAIKO worth?
- MAIKO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAIKO mean?
- An apprentice geisha in Japan, still training in traditional dance and entertainment.
- What letters can be added to MAIKO?
- MAIKO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MAIKO:
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