MOIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MOIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOIRE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOIRE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moiresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOIRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What does MOIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A silk or synthetic fabric finished with heat and pressure so that it shows a wavy, watermark-like pattern.
Moire fabric gets its rippled shine from rollers that press an uneven texture into the surface after weaving, scattering light so that the pattern seems to shift as the fabric moves. Dressmakers once favored moire for formal gowns and ribbons because the shimmering effect looked rich under candlelight or gaslight. The same word, often written with an accent as moire with an e-acute, also describes the wavy interference pattern that appears when two fine grids or screens overlap, a phenomenon used well beyond textiles, in printing and even in digital photography.
How MOIRE is used
Noun and adjective for the fabric finish; also used for the optical interference pattern of the same name.
- Her gown was cut from pale blue moire.
- The curtains had a subtle moire sheen.
- Old photographs sometimes show a moire pattern from the printing screen.
- The tailor recommended moire for the formal sash.
- Light rippled strangely across the moire fabric.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOIRE
1 longer words begin with MOIRE.
Words ending in MOIRE
3 words end in MOIRE. Useful as a back hook: play MOIRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOIRE inside
3 words contain MOIRE in the middle. Words that start with MOIRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOIRE
Common questions about MOIRE
- Is MOIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOIRE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOIRE worth?
- MOIRE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOIRE mean?
- A silk or synthetic fabric finished with heat and pressure so that it shows a wavy, watermark-like pattern.
- What letters can be added to MOIRE?
- MOIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOIRE:
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