MOTHY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MOTHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTHY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTHY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTHY
No single letter turns MOTHY into another word.
How MOTHY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOTHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does MOTHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Infested with moths, or resembling cloth that has been damaged by moths.
A mothy sweater or blanket has small holes eaten into it by moth larvae, which feed on wool and other natural fibres while stored away. People also use mothy loosely to describe an old, musty smell or a worn, faded look, since neglected fabric that attracts moths tends to smell stale as well. The word can describe either the actual damage or just the general impression of age and disuse. It is built from moth plus the common adjective ending -y.
How MOTHY is used
Used informally of old clothing or fabric that shows moth damage or a stale, neglected smell.
- The old coat in the attic was mothy and full of small holes.
- A mothy smell drifted out when she opened the wardrobe.
- He refused to wear the mothy jumper his grandfather left behind.
- The museum kept the mothy tapestry behind glass to stop further damage.
- She sniffed the mothy blanket and decided to wash it first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTHY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in MOTHY
1 words end in MOTHY. Useful as a back hook: play MOTHY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTHY
Common questions about MOTHY
- Is MOTHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTHY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTHY worth?
- MOTHY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTHY mean?
- Infested with moths, or resembling cloth that has been damaged by moths.
- What letters can be added to MOTHY?
- No single letter can be added to MOTHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOTHY:
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