MAKI is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MAKI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAKI?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAKI is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAKI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
makisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAKI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAKI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,205.
What stands out about MAKI
- The same 4 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
What does MAKI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Sushi rolled in a sheet of seaweed.
Maki means rolled, and the name describes the method rather than the filling. What goes inside varies without any limit, which is why the word covers a whole category and not a dish.
How MAKI is used
Uncountable and countable.
- Maki names the method and not what is inside.
- The word maki is Japanese for rolled.
- Two maki with entirely different fillings are both maki.
- A maki roll is cut into six or eight pieces.
- Nothing about maki specifies the filling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAKI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAKI
The 4 tiles of MAKI in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MAKI
5 longer words begin with MAKI.
Words ending in MAKI
1 words end in MAKI. Useful as a back hook: play MAKI onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAKI inside
Showing 24 of 103 words that contain MAKI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAKI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAKI
Common questions about MAKI
- Is MAKI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAKI, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAKI worth?
- MAKI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAKI mean?
- Sushi rolled in a sheet of seaweed.
- What letters can be added to MAKI?
- MAKI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAKI:
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