MOSHAV is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MOSHAV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOSHAV?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOSHAV is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOSHAV
No single letter turns MOSHAV into another word.
How MOSHAV scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MOSHAV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does MOSHAV mean in Scrabble?
noun
An Israeli farming village in which each family works its own plot while buying and selling together.
A moshav differs from a kibbutz because households keep their own land and income instead of sharing everything. The word comes straight from Hebrew and is used in discussions of Israeli agriculture.
How MOSHAV is used
Moshav is used when describing rural settlement in Israel.
- They grew tomatoes on a moshav near the coast.
- Each family on the moshav owns its own house and fields.
- The moshav sells its harvest through a shared cooperative.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOSHAV and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOSHAV
1 longer words begin with MOSHAV.
Shorter words from the letters in MOSHAV
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Common questions about MOSHAV
- Is MOSHAV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOSHAV, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOSHAV worth?
- MOSHAV is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOSHAV mean?
- An Israeli farming village in which each family works its own plot while buying and selling together.
- What letters can be added to MOSHAV?
- No single letter can be added to MOSHAV to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MOSHAV:
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