MAYBE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MAYBE 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 MAYBE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAYBE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAYBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maybesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAYBE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MAYBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about MAYBE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAYBE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Perhaps; possibly, used to show that something is not certain.
Maybe lets a speaker soften a statement or suggestion without committing fully to it, leaving room for the outcome to go another way. It works equally well answering a question with mild uncertainty, offering a tentative idea, or easing a request so it feels less like a demand. The word comes from the older phrase it may be, which was shortened over time into the single word used today. Maybe is one of the most common ways in English to express possibility, alongside perhaps and possibly, though it tends to sound a little more casual than either.
How MAYBE is used
Very common in everyday speech and informal writing to express uncertainty or a tentative suggestion.
- Maybe we should leave earlier to avoid the traffic.
- Maybe I am not sure yet, she said when asked if she was coming.
- Maybe she just forgot to reply to the message.
- We could maybe try a different approach next time.
- Maybe it will rain later, so bring an umbrella.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAYBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAYBE
The 5 tiles of MAYBE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MAYBE
1 longer words begin with MAYBE.
Shorter words from the letters in MAYBE
Common questions about MAYBE
- Is MAYBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYBE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAYBE worth?
- MAYBE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAYBE mean?
- Perhaps; possibly, used to show that something is not certain.
- What letters can be added to MAYBE?
- MAYBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MAYBE:
Open MAYBE in the Word Finder