MOSH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MOSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOSH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOSH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOSH
No single letter turns MOSH into another word.
How MOSH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What stands out about MOSH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOSH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To dance violently at a rock concert.
Mosh appeared in American hardcore punk in the early 1980s and nobody has settled where it came from. The area of the floor where it happens got its own name within a few years.
How MOSH is used
Moshed, moshing. Informal.
- They moshed through the entire set.
- The word mosh appeared in the early 1980s.
- Nobody has traced where mosh came from.
- A mosh pit is named from the verb.
- Two songs in and the whole floor was moshing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOSH
The 4 tiles of MOSH in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with MOSH
8 longer words begin with MOSH.
Words ending in MOSH
1 words end in MOSH. Useful as a back hook: play MOSH onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOSH inside
1 words contain MOSH in the middle. Words that start with MOSH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOSH
Common questions about MOSH
- Is MOSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOSH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOSH worth?
- MOSH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOSH mean?
- To dance violently at a rock concert.
- What letters can be added to MOSH?
- No single letter can be added to MOSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOSH:
Open MOSH in the Word Finder