MASU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MASU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MASU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MASU is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
masusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MASU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MASU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does MASU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A species of Pacific salmon, known in full as the cherry salmon, native to the coastal rivers of Japan, Korea and eastern Russia.
The masu is smaller than most Pacific salmon. Some populations never migrate to the sea at all. Instead, they spend their whole lives in fresh water, much like a landlocked trout.
How MASU is used
A specialist term from fisheries and zoology, rarely met outside descriptions of Pacific salmon species.
- The masu spends its whole life in the river where it hatched.
- Fishery reports track how many masu return each spring to spawn.
- A landlocked population of masu never travels to the sea at all.
- The masu is prized locally for its delicate pink flesh.
- Researchers tagged several masu to study their migration pattern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MASU
The 4 tiles of MASU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MASU
5 longer words begin with MASU.
Words with MASU inside
3 words contain MASU in the middle. Words that start with MASU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MASU
Common questions about MASU
- Is MASU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MASU is not in it.
- How many points is MASU worth?
- MASU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASU mean?
- A species of Pacific salmon, known in full as the cherry salmon, native to the coastal rivers of Japan, Korea and eastern Russia.
- What letters can be added to MASU?
- MASU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MASU:
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