MOONSHINING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. MOONSHINING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
m3o1o1n1s1h4i1n1i1n1g2
PlayableMOONSHINING · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept MOONSHINING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.73%
Our own measure of how useful MOONSHINING is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOONSHINING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moonshiningsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOONSHINING scores
Scrabble m3o1o1n1s1h4i1n1i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends m4o1o1n2s1h3i1n2i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in MOONSHINING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOONSHINING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MOONSHINING
1 longer words begin with MOONSHINING.
Shorter words from the letters in MOONSHINING
monishing15 hominins13 shinning12 noonings9 onioning9 gnomish13 homings13 moshing13 hominin12 moonish12 hoising11 hooning11 noshing11 oohings11 shining11 shooing11 gnomons10 mignons10 minings10 mooning10 sooming10 minions9 innings8 noising8 nooning8 noosing8 sinning8 homing12 minish11 monish11 hoiing10 hongis10 honing10 hosing10 oohing10 gnomon9 hoisin9 mignon9 mining9 mongos9
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Common questions about MOONSHINING
- Is MOONSHINING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOONSHINING is not in it.
- How many points is MOONSHINING worth?
- MOONSHINING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MOONSHINING?
- MOONSHINING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MOONSHINING:
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