MOHO is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 9 points
Yes for Scrabble. MOHO is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept MOHO?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOHO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOHO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mohosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOHO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOHO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,011.
What does MOHO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The boundary between the crust and the mantle.
Moho is short for the name of the Croatian scientist who identified the boundary in 1909 from the way earthquake waves changed speed. It lies about thirty kilometres down under continents.
How MOHO is used
Uncountable, with the. Technical.
- The moho lies far deeper under continents than under oceans.
- The word moho is short for a scientist's surname.
- Earthquake waves change speed at the moho.
- Nobody has ever drilled through to the moho.
- The moho was identified in 1909.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOHO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOHO
The 4 tiles of MOHO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOHO
1 longer words begin with MOHO.
Shorter words from the letters in MOHO
Common questions about MOHO
- Is MOHO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOHO is not in it.
- How many points is MOHO worth?
- MOHO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOHO mean?
- The boundary between the crust and the mantle.
- What letters can be added to MOHO?
- MOHO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOHO:
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