MOLDY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MOLDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOLDY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOLDY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOLDY
No single letter turns MOLDY into another word.
How MOLDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOLDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
What does MOLDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Covered with mould, or affected by decay caused by fungal growth.
Moldy is the American spelling of mouldy, describing bread, fruit, or damp walls once a fuzzy fungal growth has taken hold from age or moisture. Beyond food and buildings, the word is also used loosely for anything stale, old-fashioned, or dull, as in a moldy old joke. Cooks generally discard moldy food rather than cutting the growth away, since the fungus can spread through the whole item.
How MOLDY is used
Standard American English spelling; British writers usually prefer mouldy for the same word.
- She threw out the moldy bread before making the sandwiches.
- A moldy smell filled the basement after the pipe burst.
- The oranges at the back of the fridge had gone moldy.
- He scraped the moldy patch off the cheese and ate the rest.
- Rain had left the tent smelling moldy by the end of the trip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOLDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MOLDY
Common questions about MOLDY
- Is MOLDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOLDY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOLDY worth?
- MOLDY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOLDY mean?
- Covered with mould, or affected by decay caused by fungal growth.
- What letters can be added to MOLDY?
- No single letter can be added to MOLDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOLDY:
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