MOONRISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOONRISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOONRISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOONRISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOONRISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moonrisesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOONRISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOONRISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOONRISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOONRISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The moment or event of the moon appearing above the horizon.
Almanacs list the time of moonrise for each day, and it comes about fifty minutes later every night. Photographers plan their shots around a full moonrise over water.
How MOONRISE is used
Moonrise pairs naturally with sunset and is common in weather and tide tables.
- We watched the moonrise from the beach.
- Moonrise was at nine o'clock that evening.
- A golden moonrise lit the whole valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOONRISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOONRISE
The 8 tiles of MOONRISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOONRISE
1 longer words begin with MOONRISE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOONRISE
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Common questions about MOONRISE
- Is MOONRISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOONRISE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOONRISE worth?
- MOONRISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOONRISE mean?
- The moment or event of the moon appearing above the horizon.
- What letters can be added to MOONRISE?
- MOONRISE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOONRISE:
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