MOONISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MOONISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOONISH?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOONISH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOONISH
No single letter turns MOONISH into another word.
How MOONISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MOONISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does MOONISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Resembling the moon, especially in being round or pale.
Moonish describes a shape or glow rather than any real link to the moon, and older writers also used it for people thought to change moods with the lunar cycle. Today it appears mostly in poetic description.
How MOONISH is used
Moonish is an uncommon descriptive adjective, found chiefly in literary or old-fashioned writing.
- A moonish face peered out of the lamplit doorway.
- The lantern gave off a pale, moonish light.
- He had a moonish, changeable temper that no one could predict.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOONISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOONISH
1 longer words begin with MOONISH.
Shorter words from the letters in MOONISH
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Common questions about MOONISH
- Is MOONISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOONISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOONISH worth?
- MOONISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOONISH mean?
- Resembling the moon, especially in being round or pale.
- What letters can be added to MOONISH?
- No single letter can be added to MOONISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MOONISH:
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