MONKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MONKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONKEY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONKEY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONKEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monkeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONKEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MONKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does MONKEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small to medium-sized primate, usually with a long tail, that lives mostly in trees in warm regions.
Monkeys differ from apes in having tails and in generally being smaller. As a verb the word also means to fiddle with something, as in monkey around, and a mischievous child is sometimes called a little monkey.
How MONKEY is used
Used for the animal itself and in many playful or figurative expressions.
- A monkey swung from branch to branch above the path.
- The zoo keeps a family of monkey in the new forest exhibit.
- Do not let the little monkey climb on the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONKEY
15 longer words begin with MONKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in MONKEY
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Common questions about MONKEY
- Is MONKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONKEY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONKEY worth?
- MONKEY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONKEY mean?
- A small to medium-sized primate, usually with a long tail, that lives mostly in trees in warm regions.
- What letters can be added to MONKEY?
- MONKEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MONKEY:
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