MAINLININGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAINLININGS 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 MAINLININGS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAINLININGS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAINLININGS
No single letter turns MAINLININGS into another word.
How MAINLININGS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MAINLININGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAINLININGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in MAINLININGS
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Common questions about MAINLININGS
- Is MAINLININGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAINLININGS is not in it.
- How many points is MAINLININGS worth?
- MAINLININGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAINLININGS?
- No single letter can be added to MAINLININGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MAINLININGS:
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