MAS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. MAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAS?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAS is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about MAS
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 MAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Informal words for mother, in the plural.
Ma is what a child says before it can manage anything longer, and half the languages of the world have something close to it for the same reason. The plural turns up mainly in writing about families in the round — the mas of the village, both our mas — and never in address, since nobody speaks to more than one at a time.
How MAS is used
The singular is ma. Informal and regional; the plural is uncommon in any register.
- Both our mas came from the same street.
- The mas of the village ran the whole thing.
- Two mas and four children filled the car.
- He writes about the mas and says nothing about the fathers.
- You never hear mas used to somebody's face.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAS
The 3 tiles of MAS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MAS
Showing 24 of 332 words that begin with MAS.
Words ending in MAS
Showing 24 of 316 words that end in MAS. Useful as a back hook: play MAS onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAS inside
Showing 24 of 409 words that contain MAS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAS
Common questions about MAS
- Is MAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAS worth?
- MAS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAS mean?
- Informal words for mother, in the plural.
- What letters can be added to MAS?
- MAS takes 9 hooks: 2 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MAS:
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