/maɪ/
determinerinterjection

Is MY a Scrabble word?

Yes. MY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.

Determiner 1 meaning

  1. First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.

    “I can't find my book.”

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

    “My, what big teeth you have!”

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.) (possessive of *ek (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *méynos (“my; mine”).

MY at a glance

MY has 2 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (M 3 + Y 4) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #27 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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