HAWKMOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. HAWKMOTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAWKMOTH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAWKMOTH is to know. It scores 23 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAWKMOTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hawkmothsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAWKMOTH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HAWKMOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAWKMOTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HAWKMOTH
- HAWKMOTH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAWKMOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large, fast-flying moth with narrow forewings that hovers at flowers to drink nectar.
A hawkmoth beats its wings so quickly that it can hang in the air like a hummingbird. Gardeners often notice a hawkmoth at dusk visiting honeysuckle or petunias.
How HAWKMOTH is used
Hawkmoth is the usual name for these hovering moths in gardening and nature writing.
- A hawkmoth hovered above the petunias.
- The hawkmoth caterpillar was as thick as a finger.
- We saw a hawkmoth at dusk near the honeysuckle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAWKMOTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAWKMOTH
1 longer words begin with HAWKMOTH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAWKMOTH
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Common questions about HAWKMOTH
- Is HAWKMOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAWKMOTH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAWKMOTH worth?
- HAWKMOTH is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAWKMOTH mean?
- A large, fast-flying moth with narrow forewings that hovers at flowers to drink nectar.
- What letters can be added to HAWKMOTH?
- HAWKMOTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HAWKMOTH:
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