MOANFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MOANFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOANFUL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOANFUL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOANFUL
No single letter turns MOANFUL into another word.
How MOANFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MOANFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does MOANFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Expressing or filled with a low, sorrowful sound of grief.
A moanful voice or wind sounds mournful rather than loud, and the word leans on the image of someone grieving aloud. It is far rarer than mournful, so writers pick moanful when they want the sound itself to stand out.
How MOANFUL is used
Moanful is a rare, somewhat literary adjective used for voices, winds or music that sound like lamenting.
- A moanful wind crept through the empty corridors all night.
- The choir ended on a long, moanful note that hung in the cold church.
- She answered with a moanful sigh and turned back to the window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOANFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOANFUL
1 longer words begin with MOANFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in MOANFUL
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Common questions about MOANFUL
- Is MOANFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOANFUL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOANFUL worth?
- MOANFUL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOANFUL mean?
- Expressing or filled with a low, sorrowful sound of grief.
- What letters can be added to MOANFUL?
- No single letter can be added to MOANFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MOANFUL:
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