MAUMET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MAUMET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAUMET?
| 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 MAUMET is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAUMET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maumetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAUMET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAUMET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does MAUMET mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An idol or false god, or in older use a puppet or doll.
Maumet comes from a medieval English corruption of the name Mahomet, once used carelessly for any image that Christians believed was worshipped by others. Over time the sense widened to cover any idol, and then to a dressed figure such as a doll or puppet. The word is now found almost only in old texts and in historical writing about them.
How MAUMET is used
Archaic; met in medieval and early modern writing, not in current speech.
- The chronicler scorned the carved maumet that the villagers had set up.
- In the old play a child clutches a painted maumet in her arms.
- The editor glossed maumet in a footnote as an idol.
- He smashed the maumet from the shrine and threw it into the river.
- A maumet of rags and wax lay forgotten in the chest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAUMET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAUMET
3 longer words begin with MAUMET.
Shorter words from the letters in MAUMET
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Common questions about MAUMET
- Is MAUMET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAUMET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAUMET worth?
- MAUMET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAUMET mean?
- An idol or false god, or in older use a puppet or doll.
- What letters can be added to MAUMET?
- MAUMET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAUMET:
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