MOAI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOAI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MOAI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOAI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOAI
No single letter turns MOAI into another word.
How MOAI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOAI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about MOAI
- MOAI 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 MOAI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Any of the large stone statues of human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island.
Each moai was carved from volcanic rock and is thought to represent an ancestor or chief. Hundreds still stand or lie across Easter Island, where they were raised centuries ago. Their scale and number continue to puzzle archaeologists studying Rapa Nui history.
How MOAI is used
Used in writing about Easter Island archaeology and history.
- Tourists photographed the long row of moai facing inland.
- Workers dragged each moai for miles from the quarry.
- Some moai still wear a separate stone topknot.
- Erosion has worn away the features of the oldest moai.
- Archaeologists mapped every moai still standing on the island.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOAI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MOAI
Common questions about MOAI
- Is MOAI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOAI, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOAI worth?
- MOAI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOAI mean?
- Any of the large stone statues of human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island.
- What letters can be added to MOAI?
- No single letter can be added to MOAI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOAI:
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