Yes. MA is a valid word.
MA is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
MA is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About MA
MA is a friendly word for a mother. With the 3-point M, it is one of the more useful two-letter words, and it hooks many ways, from MAC and MAD to MAX and MAY.
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MA scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: M 3 + A 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: MA as the first play
Later in the game, put the M on a 3L square and MA is worth 10 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After MA (13):
- MACa waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- MADroused to anger
- MAE
- MAGa periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
- MAM
- MANan adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- MAPa diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- MARmake imperfect
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from MA
Other forms of MA (1):
- MASform of MA: informal terms for a mother
Words that start with MA:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of MA and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of MA:
- AMa form of BE, as in “I am”
Memory tip
MA means mother. Reverse it for AM, and add a D, E, G, N, P, R, S, T, W or Y on the end for a three-letter word.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with M
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.