MAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAIL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about MAIL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Letters, packages, and other items collected, transported, and delivered by a postal system.
Mail begins when a letter or parcel is put into the postal system and ends when it reaches the address written on it; a country's postal network sorts and carries every piece between those two points. The word also names the network itself and, in an older sense, flexible armor made of joined metal rings, though today the postal sense is by far the most common.
How MAIL is used
Everyday word; also used for email, as in inbox and mail server.
- The postal worker delivered the mail just after noon.
- He sorted through a week of unopened mail on the kitchen table.
- She sent the package by mail instead of using a courier.
- Overseas mail can take several weeks to arrive by ship.
- The company forwards all mail addressed to the old office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAIL
The 4 tiles of MAIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MAIL
Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with MAIL.
Words ending in MAIL
12 words end in MAIL. Useful as a back hook: play MAIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAIL inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain MAIL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAIL
Common questions about MAIL
- Is MAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAIL worth?
- MAIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAIL mean?
- Letters, packages, and other items collected, transported, and delivered by a postal system.
- What letters can be added to MAIL?
- MAIL takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAIL:
Open MAIL in the Word Finder