MAYFISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. MAYFISH 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MAYFISH?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAYFISH is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAYFISH
No single letter turns MAYFISH into another word.
How MAYFISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAYFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
Words starting with MAYFISH
1 longer words begin with MAYFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in MAYFISH
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Common questions about MAYFISH
- Is MAYFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MAYFISH is not in it.
- How many points is MAYFISH worth?
- MAYFISH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MAYFISH?
- No single letter can be added to MAYFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAYFISH:
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