The word may is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • may v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To be strong; to have power (over).
  • may v. (Obsolete, auxiliary) To be able; can.
  • may v. (Intransitive, poetic) To be able to go.

13 valid words from 3 definitions

ABLE AUXILIARY BE CAN GO HAVE INTRANSITIVE OBSOLETE OVER POETIC POWER STRONG TO

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AY MA

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AM YA YAM

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

YAM

32 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BAY CAY DAY FAY GAY HAY JAY KAY LAY MAA MAC MAD MAE MAG MAK MAL MAM MAN MAP MAR MAS MAT MAW MAX MOY NAY PAY RAY SAY TAY WAY YAY

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

AY MA MY

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

MANY MARY MATY MAZY

54 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

MAYA MAYO MAYS MAYAN MAYAS MAYBE MAYED MAYOR MAYOS MAYST MAYBES MAYDAY MAYEST MAYFLY MAYHAP MAYHEM MAYING MAYORS MAYPOP MAYVIN MAYBIRD MAYBUSH MAYDAYS MAYFISH MAYHEMS MAYINGS MAYORAL MAYPOLE MAYPOPS MAYSTER MAYVINS MAYWEED MAYAPPLE MAYBIRDS MAYFLIES MAYORESS MAYPOLES MAYSTERS MAYWEEDS MAYAPPLES MAYBUSHES MAYFISHES MAYFLOWER MAYHAPPEN MAYORALTY MAYORSHIP MAYFLOWERS MAYONNAISE MAYORESSES MAYORSHIPS + 4 words

21 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

GAMAYS RIMAYE DEMAYNE DISMAYD DISMAYL DISMAYS RIMAYES DEMAYNES DISMAYED DISMAYLS DISMAYFUL DISMAYING DISMAYLED NAMAYCUSH DISMAYLING UNDISMAYED DISMAYFULLY DISMAYINGLY NAMAYCUSHES DISMAYEDNESS DISMAYEDNESSES

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

GAMAY DISMAY

17 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A MAYA
+C CYMA
+G GAMY
+L AMYL LYAM MYAL
+N MANY MYNA
+O MAYO MOYA
+R ARMY MARY
+S MAYS YAMS
+T MATY
+Z AZYM MAZY

5 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-A MY
-M AY YA
-Y AM MA

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 35.8 chance (2.79%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 128 chance (0.78%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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