MOM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOM is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOM scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,213.
What stands out about MOM
- MOM is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Mother, in American speech.
One vowel divides the English-speaking world here: mom in America, mum in Britain and Australia, mam across the north and in Ireland. All three come from the same nursery syllable, and no country has ever adopted another's version voluntarily.
How MOM is used
Countable and used in direct address. Chiefly North American.
- His mom drove four hours to be there.
- A mom in an American book is a mum in the British edition.
- She calls her mom every Sunday.
- The word mom is one vowel from two other words.
- Two moms at the school gate arguing about a rota.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOM
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with MOM.
Words ending in MOM
3 words end in MOM. Useful as a back hook: play MOM onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOM inside
Showing 24 of 102 words that contain MOM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOM
Common questions about MOM
- Is MOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOM worth?
- MOM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOM mean?
- Mother, in American speech.
- What letters can be added to MOM?
- MOM takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MOM:
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