MOLY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MOLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOLY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOLY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOLY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
molysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOLY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does MOLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A magic herb described in Greek myth.
Moly is the plant a god gives Odysseus to protect him from an enchantress, and its identity has been argued over for two thousand years. Snowdrops and wild garlic are the usual candidates.
How MOLY is used
Uncountable; there is no plural. Literary.
- Moly protected Odysseus and nothing else did.
- The word moly names a herb in Greek myth.
- Two candidates for moly are still argued over.
- A god handed Odysseus the moly at the door.
- Botanists have never settled what moly was.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOLY
The 4 tiles of MOLY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOLY
14 longer words begin with MOLY.
Words ending in MOLY
1 words end in MOLY. Useful as a back hook: play MOLY onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOLY inside
Showing 24 of 68 words that contain MOLY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOLY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOLY
Common questions about MOLY
- Is MOLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOLY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOLY worth?
- MOLY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOLY mean?
- A magic herb described in Greek myth.
- What letters can be added to MOLY?
- MOLY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOLY:
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