MAYST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MAYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAYST?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAYST is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAYST
No single letter turns MAYST into another word.
How MAYST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MAYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does MAYST mean in Scrabble?
other
archaic
The thou-form of may, granting or asking permission in the style of the King James Bible.
Mayst belongs to a family of thou-forms alongside wast, hast, and canst, all matching the second person singular pronoun that fell out of everyday use. The form appears throughout early modern English, including the King James Bible and Shakespeare, where it marks familiar or intimate address. Modern English lost the distinction between subjects and now uses may for everyone.
How MAYST is used
Archaic; encountered in older religious and literary texts rather than in current speech.
- Thou mayst enter the garden whenever thou wishest.
- The old prayer asks that thou mayst find peace.
- He wrote mayst where a modern writer would simply put may.
- The verse reads, thou mayst eat of every tree but one.
- She quoted the line thou mayst go in peace from the play.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAYST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MAYST
The 5 tiles of MAYST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MAYST
4 longer words begin with MAYST.
Shorter words from the letters in MAYST
Common questions about MAYST
- Is MAYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAYST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAYST worth?
- MAYST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAYST mean?
- The thou-form of may, granting or asking permission in the style of the King James Bible.
- What letters can be added to MAYST?
- No single letter can be added to MAYST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MAYST:
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