MAINSPRING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MAINSPRING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
m3a1i1n1s1p3r1i1n1g2
PlayableMAINSPRING · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept MAINSPRING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.6%
Our own measure of how useful MAINSPRING is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAINSPRING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mainspringsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAINSPRING scores
Scrabble m3a1i1n1s1p3r1i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends m4a1i1n2s1p4r1i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in MAINSPRING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAINSPRING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MAINSPRING
1 longer words begin with MAINSPRING.
Shorter words from the letters in MAINSPRING
sirnaming12 spraining12 primings13 rampings13 aspiring11 inarming11 pairings11 praising11 spaining11 ingrains9 gripman12 impings12 priming12 ramping12 impairs11 painims11 pianism11 armings10 ingrams10 maining10 margins10 minings10 namings10 paining10 pairing10 parings10 parsing10 pinangs10 prising10 rasping10 ringman10 risping10 sniping10 spaning10 sparing10 spiring10 aspirin9 paninis9 rapinis9 airings8
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Common questions about MAINSPRING
- Is MAINSPRING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAINSPRING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAINSPRING worth?
- MAINSPRING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAINSPRING?
- MAINSPRING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MAINSPRING:
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