MAINING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAINING 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
m3a1i1n1i1n1g2
Depends on the listMAINING · 7 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 548,956odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept MAINING?
| 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: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.43
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.29%
Our own measure of how useful MAINING is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAINING
No single letter turns MAINING into another word.
How MAINING scores
Scrabble m3a1i1n1i1n1g2 10
Words with Friends m4a1i1n2i1n2g3 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAINING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
Shorter words from the letters in MAINING
aiming9 mining9 naming9 gamin8 animi7 ingan6 magi7 mang7 ming7 amin6 main6 mani6 mina6 mini6 agin5 gain5 ginn5 nang5 ngai5 inia4 nain4 gam6 mag6 mig6 aim5 ami5 mai5 man5 mna5 nam5 nim5 gan4 gin4 ing4 nag4 ain3 ani3 ann3 inn3 nai3
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Common questions about MAINING
- Is MAINING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAINING is not in it.
- How many points is MAINING worth?
- MAINING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAINING?
- No single letter can be added to MAINING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAINING:
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