MAINSTREET is valid in North America, not in Collins — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. MAINSTREET is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept MAINSTREET?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MAINSTREET is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MAINSTREET

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

How MAINSTREET scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in MAINSTREET, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about MAINSTREET

• The same 10 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of MAINSTREET

The 10 tiles of MAINSTREET in a different order — 3 found.

Words starting with MAINSTREET

4 longer words begin with MAINSTREET.

Shorter words from the letters in MAINSTREET

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Common questions about MAINSTREET

Is MAINSTREET valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAINSTREET, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MAINSTREET worth?

MAINSTREET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MAINSTREET?

MAINSTREET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.