MONISH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MONISH 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 MONISH?
| 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 MONISH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONISH
No single letter turns MONISH into another word.
How MONISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MONISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does MONISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To warn or caution someone, usually by way of advice or reproof.
Monish is the root from which admonish grew, and it keeps the notion of a warning given by an elder or a person in authority. Texts of the Middle Ages and early modern period use it where a modern writer would say caution. Church writing also tied it to the formal warning called a monition.
How MONISH is used
Archaic; found in old legal and church writing.
- The priest would monish the villagers against idle gossip.
- The elder tried to monish the boy before he left.
- Old law texts say the judge shall monish the guilty party.
- It was his duty to monish those who strayed from the rule.
- The letter was meant to monish rather than to punish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONISH
3 longer words begin with MONISH.
Shorter words from the letters in MONISH
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Common questions about MONISH
- Is MONISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONISH worth?
- MONISH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONISH mean?
- To warn or caution someone, usually by way of advice or reproof.
- What letters can be added to MONISH?
- No single letter can be added to MONISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MONISH:
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