MOOI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOOI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MOOI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOOI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOOI
No single letter turns MOOI into another word.
How MOOI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOOI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,780.
What stands out about MOOI
- MOOI runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOOI mean in Scrabble?
adjective
South African
Nice, pleasing or attractive; a term of approval borrowed from Afrikaans.
Mooi comes straight from Afrikaans, where it simply means pretty or fine. South African English has kept the word for anything from a beautiful view to a well-made piece of work.
How MOOI is used
South African English, borrowed directly from Afrikaans; not used outside that region.
- Everyone agreed it was a mooi day for a picnic.
- She wore a mooi dress to the wedding.
- That is a mooi view of the mountains from here.
- He gave the new car a mooi paint job.
- They called the little cottage a mooi place to retire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOOI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOOI
1 longer words begin with MOOI.
Shorter words from the letters in MOOI
Common questions about MOOI
- Is MOOI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOOI is not in it.
- How many points is MOOI worth?
- MOOI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOOI mean?
- Nice, pleasing or attractive; a term of approval borrowed from Afrikaans.
- What letters can be added to MOOI?
- No single letter can be added to MOOI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOOI:
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