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MAIZE

5 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What MAIZE Means

  1. noun: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
  2. noun: a strong yellow color

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MAIZE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 A1 I1 Z10 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In MAIZE

17 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (2)

3 letter words (6)

2 letter words (9)

Longer Words Containing MAIZE

MAIZE appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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