MOTHERLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MOTHERLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTHERLAND?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTHERLAND is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTHERLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motherlandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTHERLAND scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MOTHERLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTHERLAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MOTHERLAND
- All 10 letters of MOTHERLAND are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOTHERLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
The country where a person was born, or the land of their ancestors, felt as a source of loyalty.
Motherland carries emotion that a plain word like country lacks, and speeches and patriotic songs lean on it. It is a counterpart of fatherland, and it also describes the place an idea or movement began.
How MOTHERLAND is used
Used in patriotic, literary and emigrant contexts, as when someone longs for the motherland.
- After thirty years abroad, he finally returned to his motherland.
- The poem is a tribute to the motherland.
- Soldiers swore to defend the motherland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTHERLAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOTHERLAND
The 10 tiles of MOTHERLAND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOTHERLAND
1 longer words begin with MOTHERLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTHERLAND
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Common questions about MOTHERLAND
- Is MOTHERLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTHERLAND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTHERLAND worth?
- MOTHERLAND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTHERLAND mean?
- The country where a person was born, or the land of their ancestors, felt as a source of loyalty.
- What letters can be added to MOTHERLAND?
- MOTHERLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MOTHERLAND:
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