MAIM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MAIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAIM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIM is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maimsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAIM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 48,410.
What does MAIM mean in Scrabble?
verb
To injure so that part of the body is useless.
Maim came through French from a Germanic root and was once a precise legal term: the injury had to reduce a man's ability to fight. Ordinary use dropped that condition.
How MAIM is used
Maimed, maims. Takes a direct object.
- The blast maimed two people and killed nobody.
- The word maim was once a precise legal term.
- Maiming had to reduce the ability to fight.
- Ordinary use of maim dropped that condition.
- Two maimed hands and one working one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAIM
The 4 tiles of MAIM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MAIM
8 longer words begin with MAIM.
Words with MAIM inside
1 words contain MAIM in the middle. Words that start with MAIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAIM
Common questions about MAIM
- Is MAIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAIM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAIM worth?
- MAIM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAIM mean?
- To injure so that part of the body is useless.
- What letters can be added to MAIM?
- MAIM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAIM:
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