MOA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. MOA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOA is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MOA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does MOA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An extinct flightless giant of New Zealand's forests, wiped out within about a century of people arriving on the islands.
The moa was hunted out of existence within about a century of people reaching New Zealand, which is among the fastest disappearances on record. There were nine species, and the largest stood taller than any bird alive today.
How MOA is used
Countable: a moa, two moas. Extinct.
- The moa was gone within a century of human arrival.
- A moa stood taller than any living bird.
- Nine species of moa are known from bones.
- The word moa is Maori and was kept unchanged.
- Two moa skeletons in the same museum case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOA
The 3 tiles of MOA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOA
17 longer words begin with MOA.
Words with MOA inside
15 words contain MOA in the middle. Words that start with MOA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOA
Common questions about MOA
- Is MOA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOA worth?
- MOA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOA mean?
- An extinct flightless giant of New Zealand's forests, wiped out within about a century of people arriving on the islands.
- What letters can be added to MOA?
- MOA takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MOA:
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