Is MAINTAINERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAINTAINERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAINTAINERS mean?
Maintainers is a form of MAINTAINER.
- noun
someone who upholds or maintains
“firm upholders of tradition”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 13 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 MAINTAINERS
MAINTAINERS 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 MAINTAINERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- maintainer12
- seminarian12
- amanitins11
- animaters11
- artemisia11
- inanimate11
- maintains11
- mannerist11
- marinates11
- airtimes10
- amanitin10
- amentias10
- amirates10
- animater10
- animates10
- antimine10
- interims10
- maintain10
- mannites10
- marinate10
- martians10
- martinis10
- minarets10
- minister10
- misinter10
- mistrain10
- raiments10
- reinsman10
- remnants10
- sarmenta10
- seriatim10
- tamarins10
- trainman10
- trainmen10
- antiarins9
- airtime9
- amentia9
- amirate9
- amirite9
- amities9
- amnesia9
- amritas9
- anemias9
- animate9
- animati9
- animist9
- antiman9
- emanant9
- etamins9
- imarets9
- inmates9
- interim9
- intimae9
- intimas9
- maestri9
- manners9
- mannite9
- mantras9
- marinas9
- marines9
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