MAYA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MAYA 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 MAYA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAYA is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAYA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAYA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MAYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does MAYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The illusory nature of the visible world.
Maya is a term of Hindu philosophy for the appearance that conceals what is actually there. English uses it untranslated because no single native word carries the same weight.
How MAYA is used
Uncountable. Often capitalised in religious writing.
- Maya is not a lie but an appearance taken for the thing.
- The word maya belongs to Hindu philosophy.
- English keeps maya untranslated for want of an equivalent.
- To see through maya is the whole of the teaching.
- Maya conceals rather than invents.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAYA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAYA
4 longer words begin with MAYA.
Shorter words from the letters in MAYA
Common questions about MAYA
- Is MAYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAYA worth?
- MAYA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAYA mean?
- The illusory nature of the visible world.
- What letters can be added to MAYA?
- MAYA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAYA:
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