MAINSAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MAINSAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAINSAIL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAINSAIL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAINSAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mainsailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAINSAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAINSAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAINSAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAINSAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The principal sail of a ship, set on the mainmast.
On a fore-and-aft rigged boat the mainsail is the big sail behind the mast, while on a square-rigger it is the lowest sail on that mast. Sailors adjust it first when the wind changes.
How MAINSAIL is used
Mainsail is standard sailing vocabulary for the chief sail of a vessel.
- The crew hoisted the mainsail before leaving the harbour.
- A gust tore a long rip in the mainsail.
- She reefed the mainsail as the wind rose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAINSAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAINSAIL
1 longer words begin with MAINSAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in MAINSAIL
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Common questions about MAINSAIL
- Is MAINSAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAINSAIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAINSAIL worth?
- MAINSAIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAINSAIL mean?
- The principal sail of a ship, set on the mainmast.
- What letters can be added to MAINSAIL?
- MAINSAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAINSAIL:
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