MOSQUITO is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MOSQUITO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOSQUITO?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOSQUITO is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOSQUITO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mosquitosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOSQUITO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOSQUITO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOSQUITO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOSQUITO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small flying insect whose females bite people and animals to feed on their blood.
Mosquitoes breed in still water and can spread diseases such as malaria. Their high whine near the ear is one of the best-known sounds of a summer night.
How MOSQUITO is used
Used in everyday English, in health reports and in travel advice.
- A mosquito bit me twice while I slept.
- Standing water is where the mosquito lays its eggs.
- We hung a net to keep every mosquito away from the bed.
- The mosquito whined near my ear all night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOSQUITO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOSQUITO
7 longer words begin with MOSQUITO.
Shorter words from the letters in MOSQUITO
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Common questions about MOSQUITO
- Is MOSQUITO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOSQUITO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOSQUITO worth?
- MOSQUITO is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOSQUITO mean?
- A small flying insect whose females bite people and animals to feed on their blood.
- What letters can be added to MOSQUITO?
- MOSQUITO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOSQUITO:
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