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MICHIGAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. MICHIGAN 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

m3i1c3h4i1g2a1n1
Depends on the listMICHIGAN · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept MICHIGAN?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 44 / 100

44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.25%

Our own measure of how useful MICHIGAN is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MICHIGAN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

michigans17

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

How MICHIGAN scores

Scrabble m3i1c3h4i1g2a1n1 16
Words with Friends m4i1c4h3i1g3a1n2 19

Face value of the 8 tiles in MICHIGAN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
i29
c12
h12
g13
a19
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICHIGAN has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with MICHIGAN

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1 longer words begin with MICHIGAN.

Shorter words from the letters in MICHIGAN

chiming15 miching15 aching12 haming12 iching12 minhag12 macing11 aminic10 aiming9 machi12 chang11 ching11 ganch11 ginch11 chain10 china10 gamic10 magic10 ahing9 amici9 amnic9 anigh9 hangi9 manic9 acing8 gamin8 icing8 acini7 animi7 cham11 mach11 mich11 gach10 chai9 chia9 chin9 inch9 miha9 mihi9 nach9

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Common questions about MICHIGAN

Is MICHIGAN valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MICHIGAN is not in it.
How many points is MICHIGAN worth?
MICHIGAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MICHIGAN?
MICHIGAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MICHIGAN:

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