MONGOOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MONGOOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONGOOSE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONGOOSE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONGOOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mongoosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONGOOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MONGOOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONGOOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONGOOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small agile carnivorous mammal of Africa and Asia, known for killing snakes and rodents.
The mongoose has a long body, short legs and a grizzled coat, and it is famous for facing venomous snakes. Its plural is mongooses, and the spelling mungoose is a rarer variant.
How MONGOOSE is used
Mongoose is the standard spelling in zoology and everyday speech.
- The mongoose darted across the path after a lizard.
- A mongoose is quick enough to dodge a cobra strike.
- Farmers once kept a mongoose to control rats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONGOOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MONGOOSE
The 8 tiles of MONGOOSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MONGOOSE
1 longer words begin with MONGOOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in MONGOOSE
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Common questions about MONGOOSE
- Is MONGOOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONGOOSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONGOOSE worth?
- MONGOOSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONGOOSE mean?
- A small agile carnivorous mammal of Africa and Asia, known for killing snakes and rodents.
- What letters can be added to MONGOOSE?
- MONGOOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MONGOOSE:
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