MOAS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MOAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOAS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOAS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOAS
No single letter turns MOAS into another word.
How MOAS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about MOAS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 MOAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalNew Zealandzoology
Moas were large, flightless birds related to the emu that lived in New Zealand until hunting drove them to extinction.
Several species of moas once ranged across New Zealand, some standing taller than a person. Human settlement brought overhunting that wiped them out within a few centuries. Today only fossil bones and old accounts record what the living moas looked like.
How MOAS is used
Used in writing about New Zealand natural history and extinct species.
- Fossil bones show that moas once stood taller than a man.
- Early settlers hunted moas for meat and feathers.
- Scientists reconstructed the diet of moas from preserved stones in their gizzards.
- Several species of moas roamed different parts of the country.
- Museums display full skeletons of moas alongside other extinct birds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOAS
The 4 tiles of MOAS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MOAS
Common questions about MOAS
- Is MOAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOAS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOAS worth?
- MOAS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOAS mean?
- Moas were large, flightless birds related to the emu that lived in New Zealand until hunting drove them to extinction.
- What letters can be added to MOAS?
- No single letter can be added to MOAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOAS:
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