Is MAINLANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAINLANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAINLANDS mean?
Mainlands is a form of MAINLAND.
- noun
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MAINLANDS
MAINLANDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MAINLANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- landsman11
- mainland11
- landman10
- maidans10
- sandman10
- animals9
- laminas9
- manilas9
- admins9
- aidman9
- damans9
- dismal9
- maidan9
- inlands8
- animal8
- animas8
- lamias8
- lamina8
- limans8
- manias8
- manila8
- mannas8
- nanism8
- salami8
- adman8
- admin8
- amids8
- daman8
- damns8
- maids8
- milds8
- minds8
- alanins7
- alands7
- dalasi7
- inland7
- island7
- naiads7
- sandal7
- almas7
- amain7
- amias7
- amins7
- amnia7
- anima7
- lamas7
- lamia7
- liman7
- limas7
- limns7
- mails7
- mains7
- manas7
- mania7
- manis7
- manna7
- minas7
- salmi7
- amid7
- damn7
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