MAWKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAWKS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MAWKS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAWKS is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAWKS
No single letter turns MAWKS into another word.
How MAWKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MAWKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
Words ending in MAWKS
1 words end in MAWKS. Useful as a back hook: play MAWKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MAWKS
Common questions about MAWKS
- Is MAWKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAWKS is not in it.
- How many points is MAWKS worth?
- MAWKS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAWKS?
- No single letter can be added to MAWKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MAWKS:
Open MAWKS in the Word Finder