Is MAYS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is MAYS worth?

MAYS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MAYS?

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

MAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. MAYS 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.

m3a1y4s1

PlayableMAYS · 4 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

9points in Words with Friends

4letters

1hook available

1 in 27,231odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept MAYS?

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: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.25

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.25%

Our own measure of how useful MAYS is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MAYS

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

mayst10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How MAYS scores

Scrabble m3a1y4s1 9

Words with Friends m4a1y3s1 9

Face value of the 4 tiles in MAYS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.

Anagrams of MAYS

yams9

The 4 tiles of MAYS in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with MAYS

mayst10 mayster12 maysters13 maysterdome19 maysterdomes20

5 longer words begin with MAYS.

Words ending in MAYS

gamays12 dismays13

2 words end in MAYS. Useful as a back hook: play MAYS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in MAYS

may8 yam8 ays6 say6 yas6 mas5 sam5 sma5 my7 ay5 ya5 am4 ma4 as2

Common questions about MAYS

Is MAYS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MAYS worth?: MAYS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MAYS?: MAYS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MAYS:

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