MOAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MOAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOAN?
| 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 MOAN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about MOAN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOAN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a long, low sound that expresses pain, grief, or pleasure.
A person or animal will moan when a feeling is too strong to stay silent about. The sound comes out drawn-out and wordless, rather than as speech. Pain, grief, and even pleasure can all trigger a moan.
How MOAN is used
Common in everyday speech and narrative writing.
- He began to moan softly as the pain worsened.
- The wind seemed to moan through the empty house.
- She would moan about the weather every single morning.
- The injured man could only moan and point at his leg.
- Nobody wanted to hear him moan about the delay again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOAN
The 4 tiles of MOAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with MOAN
9 longer words begin with MOAN.
Words ending in MOAN
1 words end in MOAN. Useful as a back hook: play MOAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOAN inside
7 words contain MOAN in the middle. Words that start with MOAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOAN
Common questions about MOAN
- Is MOAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOAN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOAN worth?
- MOAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOAN mean?
- To make a long, low sound that expresses pain, grief, or pleasure.
- What letters can be added to MOAN?
- MOAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOAN:
Open MOAN in the Word Finder