MODUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MODUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MODUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MODUS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MODUS
No single letter turns MODUS into another word.
How MODUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MODUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 73,523.
What does MODUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A particular way, method, or manner of doing something, most often met as part of the fixed Latin phrases modus operandi (a way of working) and modus vivendi (a working arrangement between rivals).
Modus survives in English almost entirely inside a handful of borrowed Latin phrases rather than standing alone in ordinary sentences. Modus operandi names the particular method a person or organisation habitually uses to get something done, a phrase detectives and journalists reach for constantly when describing a criminal's habits. Modus vivendi describes a practical arrangement that lets two people or groups who disagree carry on living or working side by side without resolving their underlying dispute. Journalists and crime writers sometimes clip the fuller phrase down to the bare word modus itself, letting context supply the rest.
How MODUS is used
Formal and mainly legal or journalistic, almost always shortened from or paired with operandi or vivendi rather than standing entirely alone.
- The detective studied the burglar's modus operandi.
- The two rival firms settled into an uneasy modus vivendi.
- Reporters described his modus as calculated and patient.
- Her modus rarely changed from one case to the next.
- The treaty established a lasting modus vivendi between the two nations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MODUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MODUS
The 5 tiles of MODUS in a different order — 1 found.
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Common questions about MODUS
- Is MODUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MODUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MODUS worth?
- MODUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MODUS mean?
- A particular way, method, or manner of doing something, most often met as part of the fixed Latin phrases modus operandi (a way of working) and modus vivendi (a working arrangement between rivals).
- What letters can be added to MODUS?
- No single letter can be added to MODUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MODUS:
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