MOORLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MOORLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOORLAND?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOORLAND is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOORLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moorlandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOORLAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOORLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOORLAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOORLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
Open, high ground covered with heather and coarse grass, often with peaty soil.
Walkers cross moorland for the wide views and the sense of empty space, though the weather can turn quickly. The land is typically too poor for crops and is used for grazing sheep and grouse shooting.
How MOORLAND is used
Moorland is a common word in British landscape and travel writing.
- The path climbed over bare moorland above the village.
- Heather turned the moorland purple in August.
- Mist settled over the moorland by evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOORLAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOORLAND
1 longer words begin with MOORLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in MOORLAND
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Common questions about MOORLAND
- Is MOORLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOORLAND, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOORLAND worth?
- MOORLAND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOORLAND mean?
- Open, high ground covered with heather and coarse grass, often with peaty soil.
- What letters can be added to MOORLAND?
- MOORLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOORLAND:
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