MOONLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOONLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOONLESS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOONLESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOONLESS
No single letter turns MOONLESS into another word.
How MOONLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOONLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOONLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOONLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Without moonlight, because the moon is absent or hidden from the sky.
A moonless night is the darkest kind, ideal for stargazing but hard for walkers. Poets use moonless for gloom and secrecy.
How MOONLESS is used
Moonless is mostly applied to nights and skies.
- It was a moonless night with only stars overhead.
- They crossed the moor under a moonless sky.
- Astronomers wait for a moonless evening to see faint galaxies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOONLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MOONLESS
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Common questions about MOONLESS
- Is MOONLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOONLESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOONLESS worth?
- MOONLESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOONLESS mean?
- Without moonlight, because the moon is absent or hidden from the sky.
- What letters can be added to MOONLESS?
- No single letter can be added to MOONLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOONLESS:
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