MOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MOTH 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 MOTH?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does MOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mostly nocturnal insect related to butterflies.
Moth and butterfly are not a scientific division at all: the split is about habit and antennae rather than descent. English drew the line long before anybody classified the insects.
How MOTH is used
Countable: a moth, two moths.
- A moth at the window all evening and gone by morning.
- The word moth marks no scientific boundary.
- Two moths of the same species and different colour.
- A moth rests with its wings flat and a butterfly does not.
- English separated moths from butterflies before science did.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTH
Showing 24 of 52 words that begin with MOTH.
Words ending in MOTH
4 words end in MOTH. Useful as a back hook: play MOTH onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOTH inside
Showing 24 of 77 words that contain MOTH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOTH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTH
Common questions about MOTH
- Is MOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTH worth?
- MOTH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTH mean?
- A mostly nocturnal insect related to butterflies.
- What letters can be added to MOTH?
- MOTH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOTH:
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