MAINBOOM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAINBOOM 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MAINBOOM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAINBOOM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAINBOOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mainboomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAINBOOM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAINBOOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAINBOOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MAINBOOM
- MAINBOOM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with MAINBOOM
1 longer words begin with MAINBOOM.
Shorter words from the letters in MAINBOOM
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Common questions about MAINBOOM
- Is MAINBOOM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAINBOOM is not in it.
- How many points is MAINBOOM worth?
- MAINBOOM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAINBOOM?
- MAINBOOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAINBOOM:
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