MOI is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. MOI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOI?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOI is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MOI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MOI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What does MOI mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
informal
Me — used facetiously.
Moi is French and is used in English almost entirely as a joke, usually in mock protest at an accusation. It became popular through a television puppet in the 1970s, and it has not been used seriously in English since then.
How MOI is used
Chiefly in mock protest: moi?
- Moi? I have never touched the thermostat.
- The word moi is French and is used here as a joke.
- A note signed with moi and a flourish.
- She said moi and everybody understood the tone.
- Nobody uses moi in English without irony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOI
Showing 24 of 67 words that begin with MOI.
Words ending in MOI
5 words end in MOI. Useful as a back hook: play MOI onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOI inside
Showing 24 of 120 words that contain MOI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOI
Common questions about MOI
- Is MOI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOI, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOI worth?
- MOI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOI mean?
- Me — used facetiously.
- What letters can be added to MOI?
- MOI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MOI:
Open MOI in the Word Finder