MASH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MASH?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MASH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MASH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about MASH
- The same 4 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 MASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft mass made by crushing something.
Mash gave English mush by way of a vowel change, and both describe the same softness from slightly different angles. Brewing keeps mash as a technical term for grain steeped in hot water.
How MASH is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb.
- A mash of turnip and potato in equal parts.
- The word mash gave English mush.
- They mashed it with a fork and gave up on the ricer.
- Brewing uses mash for grain steeped in hot water.
- Two mashes of different coarseness ferment differently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MASH
The 4 tiles of MASH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MASH
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with MASH.
Words ending in MASH
11 words end in MASH. Useful as a back hook: play MASH onto a word already on the board.
Words with MASH inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain MASH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MASH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MASH
Common questions about MASH
- Is MASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MASH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MASH worth?
- MASH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASH mean?
- A soft mass made by crushing something.
- What letters can be added to MASH?
- MASH takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MASH:
Open MASH in the Word Finder