MAKO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MAKO 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 MAKO?
| 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 MAKO is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAKO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
makosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAKO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does MAKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large fast shark of warm seas.
The mako is the fastest shark ever measured and can leap several metres clear of the water. The name is Maori, and it reached English through nineteenth-century whaling.
How MAKO is used
Countable: a mako, two makos.
- A mako leaps clear of the water when hooked.
- The word mako is Maori.
- The mako is the fastest shark that has been measured.
- Two mako of the same length differ in weight considerably.
- Whaling ships carried the word mako into English.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAKO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAKO
The 4 tiles of MAKO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MAKO
1 longer words begin with MAKO.
Words ending in MAKO
3 words end in MAKO. Useful as a back hook: play MAKO onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAKO inside
6 words contain MAKO in the middle. Words that start with MAKO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAKO
Common questions about MAKO
- Is MAKO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAKO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAKO worth?
- MAKO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAKO mean?
- A large fast shark of warm seas.
- What letters can be added to MAKO?
- MAKO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAKO:
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