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/mɔ/
noun

Is MAW a Scrabble word?

Yes. MAW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of an animal.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of an animal.

  2. Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.

  3. The swim bladder of a fish, especially when used as food in Chinese cuisine.

  4. A gull.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: maw via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English mawe, maghe, maȝe, from Old English maga (“stomach; maw”), from Proto-West Germanic *magō, from Proto-Germanic *magô (“belly; stomach”), from Proto-Indo-European *mak-, *maks- (“bag, bellows, belly”).

MAW at a glance

MAW has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + W 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #29,623 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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