MOONWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MOONWARD 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 MOONWARD?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOONWARD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOONWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moonwardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOONWARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOONWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOONWARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOONWARD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
literary
In the direction of the moon.
Moonward turns up in poems and early space writing where something travels or looks up toward the moon. It reads as elevated and a little old-fashioned.
How MOONWARD is used
Moonward may also be spelled moonwards in British writing.
- The rocket arced moonward in the early light.
- He gazed moonward and made a wish.
- The wolves howled moonward across the valley.
- Their ship sailed moonward on the old poster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOONWARD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOONWARD
1 longer words begin with MOONWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in MOONWARD
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Common questions about MOONWARD
- Is MOONWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOONWARD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOONWARD worth?
- MOONWARD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOONWARD mean?
- In the direction of the moon.
- What letters can be added to MOONWARD?
- MOONWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOONWARD:
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