Is MAYDAY valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYDAY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MAYDAY worth?

MAYDAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MAYDAY?

MAYDAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

MAYDAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. MAYDAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

m3a1y4d2a1y4

PlayableMAYDAY · 6 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 4,139 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept MAYDAY?

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: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.67%

Our own measure of how useful MAYDAY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MAYDAY

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

maydays16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MAYDAY scores

Scrabble m3a1y4d2a1y4 15

Words with Friends m4a1y3d2a1y3 14

Face value of the 6 tiles in MAYDAY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
m	1	2
a	2	9
y	2	2
d	1	4

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.

Words starting with MAYDAY

maydays16

1 longer words begin with MAYDAY.

Shorter words from the letters in MAYDAY

maya9 dama7 yay9 may8 yam8 day7 yad7 dam6 mad6 ama5 maa5 my7 ay5 ya5 am4 ma4 ad3 da3 aa2

Common questions about MAYDAY

Is MAYDAY valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYDAY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MAYDAY worth?: MAYDAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MAYDAY?: MAYDAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAYDAY:

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