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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

7

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

5

Letters

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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