MOKO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOKO 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MOKO?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOKO is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOKO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOKO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,022.
What does MOKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Traditional Maori tattooing of the face.
Moko is cut into the skin with a chisel rather than punctured, which leaves a grooved surface instead of a flat one. Each design records lineage and standing, so it identifies the wearer as precisely as a name.
How MOKO is used
Countable and uncountable.
- A moko is cut and not punctured, which changes the surface.
- The word moko is Maori.
- A moko records lineage and identifies the wearer.
- Two moko are never identical because two lineages are not.
- The chisel used for moko leaves a groove.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOKO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOKO
The 4 tiles of MOKO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOKO
7 longer words begin with MOKO.
Words ending in MOKO
1 words end in MOKO. Useful as a back hook: play MOKO onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOKO inside
3 words contain MOKO in the middle. Words that start with MOKO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOKO
Common questions about MOKO
- Is MOKO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOKO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOKO worth?
- MOKO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOKO mean?
- Traditional Maori tattooing of the face.
- What letters can be added to MOKO?
- MOKO takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOKO:
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