MAX is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAX?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAX is to know. It scores 12 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maxiChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MAX scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What does MAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The greatest amount or limit — short for maximum.
Max is one of those clippings that reached ordinary speech and simply stayed: to the max, at max, maxed out. The last of them is the most useful, because a card, a muscle or a person can all be maxed out, and in each case something has reached a point it cannot pass.
How MAX is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb — to max out.
- Twenty minutes is the max before it starts to burn.
- He maxed the card out in a fortnight.
- The heating is on max and the room is still cold.
- She trained to the max and then rested for a week.
- A max of four people is allowed in the lift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAX
Showing 24 of 70 words that begin with MAX.
Words ending in MAX
8 words end in MAX. Useful as a back hook: play MAX onto a word already on the board.
Words with MAX inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain MAX somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MAX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MAX
Common questions about MAX
- Is MAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAX, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAX worth?
- MAX is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAX mean?
- The greatest amount or limit — short for maximum.
- What letters can be added to MAX?
- MAX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MAX:
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