MOONCAKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOONCAKES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MOONCAKES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOONCAKES is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOONCAKES
No single letter turns MOONCAKES into another word.
How MOONCAKES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MOONCAKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOONCAKES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOONCAKES mean in Scrabble?
MOONCAKES is the plural of MOONCAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOONCAKES
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Common questions about MOONCAKES
- Is MOONCAKES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOONCAKES, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOONCAKES worth?
- MOONCAKES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MOONCAKES?
- No single letter can be added to MOONCAKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MOONCAKES:
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