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MASKS

5 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What MASKS Means

MASKS is a form of MASK, which means:

  1. verb: hide under a false appearance“He masked his disappointment”
  2. verb: put a mask on or cover with a mask“Mask the children for Halloween”
  3. noun: a covering to disguise or conceal the face
  4. noun: activity that tries to conceal something“no mask could conceal his ignorance”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MASKS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 A1 S1 K5 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In MASKS

18 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 (6)

3 letter words (8)

2 letter words (4)

Longer Words Containing MASKS

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

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