MOLLUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MOLLUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOLLUSK?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOLLUSK is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOLLUSK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mollusksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOLLUSK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MOLLUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,422 thousand.
What does MOLLUSK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A soft-bodied invertebrate animal, such as a snail, clam or octopus, that often has a hard shell.
The mollusk is a very large group of animals found in the sea, in fresh water and on land. Some live inside a single shell, some inside two hinged shells, and some, like squid, have almost no shell at all. This is the American spelling of the word, with the British spelling being mollusc.
How MOLLUSK is used
The standard American spelling in biology and cooking, where mollusc is the British form.
- A mussel is a mollusk that clamps its two shells shut when threatened.
- The octopus is a clever mollusk with no outer shell.
- Every mollusk on the beach was washed up by the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOLLUSK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOLLUSK
3 longer words begin with MOLLUSK.
Shorter words from the letters in MOLLUSK
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Common questions about MOLLUSK
- Is MOLLUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOLLUSK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOLLUSK worth?
- MOLLUSK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOLLUSK mean?
- A soft-bodied invertebrate animal, such as a snail, clam or octopus, that often has a hard shell.
- What letters can be added to MOLLUSK?
- MOLLUSK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MOLLUSK:
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