MAYPOP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MAYPOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAYPOP?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAYPOP is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAYPOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maypopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAYPOP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MAYPOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does MAYPOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A climbing passion flower of the southern United States, or its egg-sized yellowish edible fruit.
The maypop vine spreads quickly along fences and roadsides and carries showy purple flowers. Its name is often said to come from the soft pop the fruit makes when stepped on.
How MAYPOP is used
Used in American gardening and foraging, usually about the wild vine or its fruit.
- A maypop climbed the old fence and covered it with purple blooms.
- The children found a ripe maypop and cracked it open to taste the pulp.
- Bees crowded around every maypop flower in the morning sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAYPOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAYPOP
1 longer words begin with MAYPOP.
Shorter words from the letters in MAYPOP
Common questions about MAYPOP
- Is MAYPOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYPOP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAYPOP worth?
- MAYPOP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAYPOP mean?
- A climbing passion flower of the southern United States, or its egg-sized yellowish edible fruit.
- What letters can be added to MAYPOP?
- MAYPOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MAYPOP:
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