MYNA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MYNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYNA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYNA is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYNA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYNA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MYNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does MYNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A talking bird of the starling family.
Myna came from Hindi and names a bird kept for its ability to imitate speech, which it does better than a parrot. It is also spelled with an extra letter, and both forms appear in ornithology.
How MYNA is used
Countable. Also spelled mynah.
- A myna imitates speech better than most parrots.
- The word myna came into English from Hindi.
- Two mynas in the same aviary will copy each other.
- A myna belongs to the starling family.
- Both spellings of myna appear in ornithology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYNA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MYNA
The 4 tiles of MYNA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MYNA
3 longer words begin with MYNA.
Shorter words from the letters in MYNA
Common questions about MYNA
- Is MYNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYNA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYNA worth?
- MYNA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYNA mean?
- A talking bird of the starling family.
- What letters can be added to MYNA?
- MYNA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MYNA:
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