MANE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about MANE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 MANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The long, thick hair growing along the neck of a horse, lion or similar animal.
A mane runs along the top of the neck and can be brushed, braided or left to hang loose, and its size in a male lion signals strength to rivals and mates. The word is occasionally used loosely for a person's long, thick head of hair.
How MANE is used
Common in describing horses, lions and similar animals.
- The stallion tossed its mane as it galloped past.
- A lion's mane darkens with age.
- She braided ribbons into the pony's mane.
- Wind blew the horse's mane back from its neck.
- His thick mane of hair fell past his shoulders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANE
The 4 tiles of MANE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MANE
23 longer words begin with MANE.
Words ending in MANE
13 words end in MANE. Useful as a back hook: play MANE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MANE inside
Showing 24 of 69 words that contain MANE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MANE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MANE
Common questions about MANE
- Is MANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANE worth?
- MANE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANE mean?
- The long, thick hair growing along the neck of a horse, lion or similar animal.
- What letters can be added to MANE?
- MANE takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MANE:
Open MANE in the Word Finder