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MAINSTAGE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points

Yes for Scrabble. MAINSTAGE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

m3a1i1n1s1t1a1g2e1
PlayableMAINSTAGE · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept MAINSTAGE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.33
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.67%

Our own measure of how useful MAINSTAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MAINSTAGE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

mainstages13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MAINSTAGE scores

Scrabble m3a1i1n1s1t1a1g2e1 12
Words with Friends m4a1i1n2s1t1a1g3e1 15

Face value of the 9 tiles in MAINSTAGE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
a29
i19
n16
s14
t16
g13
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAINSTAGE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with MAINSTAGE

mainstages13

1 longer words begin with MAINSTAGE.

Shorter words from the letters in MAINSTAGE

agminate11 enigmata11 magentas11 magnates11 magnesia11 mangiest11 mintages11 misagent11 nametags11 steaming11 teamings11 amentias10 animates10 saginate9 agnames10 amating10 enigmas10 gamiest10 gamines10 gateman10 magenta10 magians10 magnate10 magnets10 manages10 masting10 matings10 measing10 mintage10 nametag10 sagamen10 seaming10 siamang10 sigmate10 steming10 tamings10 teaming10 tegmina10 temsing10 amentia9

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Common questions about MAINSTAGE

Is MAINSTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAINSTAGE is not in it.
How many points is MAINSTAGE worth?
MAINSTAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MAINSTAGE?
MAINSTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MAINSTAGE:

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