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Is MAINS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MAINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MAINS mean?

Mains is a form of MAIN.

  1. adjective

    most important element

    “the chief aim of living”

  2. noun

    any very large body of (salt) water

  3. noun

    a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

  4. adjective

    (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

    “the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5

M (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 7 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 MAINS

MAINS 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.

Anagrams of MAINS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from MAINS

The 40 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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