MAKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MAKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAKS is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAKS
No single letter turns MAKS into another word.
How MAKS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
Anagrams of MAKS
The 4 tiles of MAKS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in MAKS
4 words end in MAKS. Useful as a back hook: play MAKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MAKS
Common questions about MAKS
- Is MAKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAKS is not in it.
- How many points is MAKS worth?
- MAKS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAKS?
- No single letter can be added to MAKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAKS:
Open MAKS in the Word Finder