MAMASAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MAMASAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAMASAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAMASAN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAMASAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mamasansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAMASAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAMASAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,940 thousand.
What does MAMASAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A woman who is in charge of a bar, a geisha house or a similar establishment in East Asia.
The title came into English through soldiers stationed in Japan, and the mamasan is pictured as an older woman with authority over the staff and guests. It carries a note of both respect and familiarity.
How MAMASAN is used
Informal loanword from Japanese, used mainly in descriptions of Japan.
- The mamasan greeted each guest at the door.
- Everyone obeyed the mamasan of the little bar.
- He asked the mamasan for a table near the window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAMASAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAMASAN
1 longer words begin with MAMASAN.
Shorter words from the letters in MAMASAN
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Common questions about MAMASAN
- Is MAMASAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAMASAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAMASAN worth?
- MAMASAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAMASAN mean?
- A woman who is in charge of a bar, a geisha house or a similar establishment in East Asia.
- What letters can be added to MAMASAN?
- MAMASAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAMASAN:
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