MOE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOE 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MOE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOE is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842.
What does MOE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaicdialectpoetic
An archaic or dialect form of more, used before a noun or verb to mean a greater amount or degree.
Moe was the everyday word for "more" in Middle English and lingered on in Scots and dialect speech and in reprinted verse long after standard English settled on more. A separate, older sense of moe meant a grimace or wry face, an unrelated word that happens to share the spelling.
How MOE is used
Found in older poetry and Scots dialect texts rather than modern prose.
- The old song asks for moe verses before the dance ends.
- He wanted moe bread than the others were given.
- There were moe ships on the horizon than we could count.
- She begged for moe time to finish the letter.
- The captain called for moe hands on the rigging.
- No moe words were needed once the deal was struck.
- The poet longed for moe days of summer light.
- They asked for moe proof before believing the tale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOE and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Where else you’ll see MOE
- Moe is an older variant of more that survives chiefly in Scots dialect and reprinted verse.
- The identical spelling moe separately meant a grimace or wry face in Middle English, an unrelated word.
Anagrams of MOE
The 3 tiles of MOE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOE
7 longer words begin with MOE.
Words ending in MOE
2 words end in MOE. Useful as a back hook: play MOE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOE inside
Showing 24 of 83 words that contain MOE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOE
Common questions about MOE
- Is MOE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOE is not in it.
- How many points is MOE worth?
- MOE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOE mean?
- An archaic or dialect form of more, used before a noun or verb to mean a greater amount or degree.
- What letters can be added to MOE?
- MOE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MOE:
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