MOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MOLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOLA?
| 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 MOLA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOLA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOLA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about MOLA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The ocean sunfish, a huge flattened marine fish of the genus Mola with tall fins and almost no tail.
A mola is instantly recognisable by its disc-like body, which looks as though the back half of an ordinary fish has been sliced away. It can grow to be one of the heaviest bony fish in the sea.
How MOLA is used
Used mainly in zoology and popular writing about marine life.
- Divers spotted a mola drifting near the surface to warm itself.
- The mola is sometimes called the sunfish because of its round shape.
- A fully grown mola can weigh more than a small car.
- The aquarium built a special tank to house its young mola.
- Fishermen occasionally find a mola tangled in nets far from shore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOLA
The 4 tiles of MOLA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MOLA
11 longer words begin with MOLA.
Words with MOLA inside
Showing 24 of 34 words that contain MOLA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOLA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOLA
Common questions about MOLA
- Is MOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOLA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOLA worth?
- MOLA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOLA mean?
- The ocean sunfish, a huge flattened marine fish of the genus Mola with tall fins and almost no tail.
- What letters can be added to MOLA?
- MOLA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOLA:
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