MOIETY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MOIETY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOIETY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOIETY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOIETY
No single letter turns MOIETY into another word.
How MOIETY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MOIETY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about MOIETY
- MOIETY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOIETY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
One of two parts into which something is divided, or more loosely a share or portion.
Moiety goes back through French to the Latin word for a half, and in law it still means one of two equal parts of an estate. Anthropologists use it for one of two kin groups that make up a society. In chemistry it names a distinct part of a larger molecule. Many writers use it in a looser way for any smaller share, although strict usage keeps it for halves.
How MOIETY is used
Formal; found in law, anthropology and chemistry.
- Each heir received a moiety of the estate.
- The tribe was divided into two groups, each called a moiety.
- Only a moiety of the crop survived the frost.
- The sugar moiety is attached to the rest of the molecule.
- He gave a small moiety of his wages to the church.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOIETY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MOIETY
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Common questions about MOIETY
- Is MOIETY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOIETY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOIETY worth?
- MOIETY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOIETY mean?
- One of two parts into which something is divided, or more loosely a share or portion.
- What letters can be added to MOIETY?
- No single letter can be added to MOIETY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MOIETY:
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