MAST is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAST is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about MAST
- 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 MAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall upright pole that rises from the deck of a ship or boat and supports its sails, flags, or rigging.
A sailing ship carries at least one mast to hold the sails that catch the wind. The same word also names the poles used to fly flags. On land, a mast can likewise support radio and television aerials.
How MAST is used
Used both for ships and for tall poles on land that carry aerials or flags.
- The sailors climbed the mast to free a tangled sail.
- Strong wind snapped the yacht's mast just above the deck.
- A tall mast on the roof carries the television aerial for the whole street.
- The ship's mast towered over the harbour as she came in to dock.
- Workers raised a new radio mast on the hill outside town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAST
The 4 tiles of MAST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MAST
Showing 24 of 123 words that begin with MAST.
Words ending in MAST
19 words end in MAST. Useful as a back hook: play MAST onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAST inside
Showing 24 of 189 words that contain MAST somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAST
Common questions about MAST
- Is MAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAST, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAST worth?
- MAST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAST mean?
- A tall upright pole that rises from the deck of a ship or boat and supports its sails, flags, or rigging.
- What letters can be added to MAST?
- MAST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAST:
Open MAST in the Word Finder