MOORCOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MOORCOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOORCOCK?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOORCOCK is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOORCOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moorcocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOORCOCK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOORCOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOORCOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOORCOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The male of the red grouse.
A moorcock is the cock bird of the grouse of heather moors in Britain. Shooters and naturalists speak of the moorcock and the moorhen as a pair, the hen being the female.
How MOORCOCK is used
Used in hunting and bird writing, mostly British.
- A moorcock rose from the heather.
- The moorcock called from a rock.
- We saw a moorcock on the hillside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOORCOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOORCOCK
1 longer words begin with MOORCOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in MOORCOCK
Common questions about MOORCOCK
- Is MOORCOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOORCOCK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOORCOCK worth?
- MOORCOCK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOORCOCK mean?
- The male of the red grouse.
- What letters can be added to MOORCOCK?
- MOORCOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOORCOCK:
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