MOOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. MOOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOOR?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOOR is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOOR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOOR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What does MOOR mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To secure a boat or ship in place with ropes, chains or an anchor.
Sailors moor a vessel by fastening it to a dock, buoy or the seabed so that it cannot drift away. The same spelling also names an area of open, poorly drained land covered with heather, especially in Britain.
How MOOR is used
Common in nautical contexts; the land sense is chiefly British.
- They moor the fishing boat at the same jetty every evening.
- The captain ordered the crew to moor the ship before the storm.
- Wild ponies wandered freely across the moor.
- It took two sailors to moor the yacht safely in the harbour.
- The old cottage stood alone on the windswept moor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOOR
The 4 tiles of MOOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOOR
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with MOOR.
Words ending in MOOR
3 words end in MOOR. Useful as a back hook: play MOOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOOR inside
7 words contain MOOR in the middle. Words that start with MOOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOOR
Common questions about MOOR
- Is MOOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOOR worth?
- MOOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOOR mean?
- To secure a boat or ship in place with ropes, chains or an anchor.
- What letters can be added to MOOR?
- MOOR takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOOR:
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