Is MAVERICKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MAVERICKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MAVERICKS mean?
Mavericks is a form of MAVERICK.
- noun
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
- noun
an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
- adjective
independent in behavior or thought
“she led a somewhat irregular private life”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 20 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 MAVERICKS
MAVERICKS 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 MAVERICKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- maverick19
- keramics16
- keramic15
- smacker15
- mikvas15
- karmic14
- mikva14
- skiver13
- macks13
- smack13
- misaver12
- varices12
- viscera12
- cakier12
- crakes12
- creaks12
- ickers12
- kermis12
- makers12
- masker12
- sacker12
- screak12
- sicker12
- kivas12
- skive12
- mack12
- carves11
- cavers11
- cavies11
- craves11
- mavies11
- scrive11
- varecs11
- verism11
- vermis11
- vesica11
- vicars11
- cakes11
- carks11
- crake11
- creak11
- icker11
- kames11
- kamis11
- maker11
- makes11
- makis11
- marks11
- merks11
- mikes11
- mikra11
- mirks11
- racks11
- recks11
- ricks11
- samek11
- smerk11
- smirk11
- kiva11
- kvas11
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