MOONSHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MOONSHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOONSHINE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOONSHINE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOONSHINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOONSHINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MOONSHINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOONSHINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOONSHINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Strong liquor distilled illegally, often at night to avoid detection.
Moonshine got its name from the secret nighttime stills of rural America. Traditionally it was made from corn mash and sold without tax. The word has a second sense, foolish talk or empty ideas, and an older one, simply the light of the moon.
How MOONSHINE is used
Chiefly American; can also mean nonsense, as in dismissing a claim as moonshine.
- His grandfather made moonshine in a hidden still in the hills.
- Police raided the barn and found gallons of moonshine.
- The plan sounded brilliant, but the accountant dismissed it as moonshine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOONSHINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOONSHINE
4 longer words begin with MOONSHINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOONSHINE
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Common questions about MOONSHINE
- Is MOONSHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOONSHINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOONSHINE worth?
- MOONSHINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOONSHINE mean?
- Strong liquor distilled illegally, often at night to avoid detection.
- What letters can be added to MOONSHINE?
- MOONSHINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MOONSHINE:
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