MOSASAUR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOSASAUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOSASAUR?
| 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 MOSASAUR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOSASAUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOSASAUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOSASAUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOSASAUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOSASAUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large extinct marine reptile of the late Cretaceous, with toothed jaws, paddle-like limbs and a flattened tail.
The mosasaur lived in the seas rather than on land and belongs with the lizards, not the dinosaurs. Museums often show a mosasaur skeleton hanging from the ceiling to suggest the animal swimming. Its relatives include the modern monitor lizards.
How MOSASAUR is used
A palaeontology term, common in museum labels, children's books and quiz questions about prehistoric sea life.
- The museum hung a huge mosasaur skeleton above the entrance hall.
- A mosasaur was a fierce hunter of the Cretaceous seas.
- The children argued over whether a mosasaur counted as a dinosaur.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOSASAUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOSASAUR
4 longer words begin with MOSASAUR.
Shorter words from the letters in MOSASAUR
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Common questions about MOSASAUR
- Is MOSASAUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOSASAUR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOSASAUR worth?
- MOSASAUR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOSASAUR mean?
- A large extinct marine reptile of the late Cretaceous, with toothed jaws, paddle-like limbs and a flattened tail.
- What letters can be added to MOSASAUR?
- MOSASAUR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOSASAUR:
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