MOOLAH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MOOLAH 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 MOOLAH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOOLAH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOOLAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moolahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOOLAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MOOLAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does MOOLAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A slang word for money.
Moolah is a playful term that turned up in American English in the 1930s, and its origin is uncertain. People use it for cash in a jokey way, particularly when the amount is large or when the speaker wants to sound casual. It is a lighter cousin of dough and bread.
How MOOLAH is used
Informal slang; humorous or casual in tone.
- They made a lot of moolah selling vintage records.
- He spent all his moolah on a flashy car.
- Do you have enough moolah to pay for dinner?
- The film brought in plenty of moolah at the box office.
- She saved her moolah for a trip abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOOLAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOOLAH
1 longer words begin with MOOLAH.
Shorter words from the letters in MOOLAH
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Common questions about MOOLAH
- Is MOOLAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOOLAH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOOLAH worth?
- MOOLAH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOOLAH mean?
- A slang word for money.
- What letters can be added to MOOLAH?
- MOOLAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MOOLAH:
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