MATH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MATH 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 MATH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MATH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mathsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MATH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does MATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Mathematics — the American short form.
Math is American and the British shortening keeps a final letter, so the disagreement is really about whether a clipping inherits the plural of the long word. Neither side finds the other natural.
How MATH is used
Uncountable. British form: maths.
- Math was the only subject he liked.
- The word math is the American shortening.
- Maths and math differ by one letter and an argument.
- A math teacher in America and a maths teacher in Britain.
- The clipping math drops the plural ending.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MATH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MATH
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with MATH.
Words ending in MATH
5 words end in MATH. Useful as a back hook: play MATH onto a word already on the board.
Words with MATH inside
Showing 24 of 43 words that contain MATH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MATH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MATH
Common questions about MATH
- Is MATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MATH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MATH worth?
- MATH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MATH mean?
- Mathematics — the American short form.
- What letters can be added to MATH?
- MATH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MATH:
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