MOJO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MOJO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOJO?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOJO is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOJO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mojosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOJO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOJO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,022.
What does MOJO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A magic charm; personal charisma.
Mojo came into English from Gullah and probably from a West African word for a medicine man. Blues songs carried it into general use, and the modern sense about confidence grew out of that.
How MOJO is used
Countable and uncountable. Informal.
- He lost his mojo in about 2019 and never found it.
- The word mojo came into English from Gullah.
- A mojo in the older sense is a charm in a bag.
- Blues songs carried mojo into general English.
- Two mojos on the same string is greedy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOJO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOJO
The 4 tiles of MOJO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOJO
2 longer words begin with MOJO.
Shorter words from the letters in MOJO
Common questions about MOJO
- Is MOJO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOJO, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOJO worth?
- MOJO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOJO mean?
- A magic charm; personal charisma.
- What letters can be added to MOJO?
- MOJO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOJO:
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