MOTMOT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOTMOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTMOT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTMOT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTMOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motmotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTMOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MOTMOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,838 thousand.
What does MOTMOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A colourful tropical American bird with a long tail whose two central feathers end in racket-shaped tips.
The motmot lives in forests from Mexico down to Brazil and feeds on insects, small reptiles and fruit. It is known for its habit of swinging its tail from side to side like a pendulum, and the bare-shafted feathers give the tail its distinctive look. The name imitates the low hooting call of the bird.
How MOTMOT is used
A bird-watching and natural-history term; rarely met outside writing about tropical wildlife.
- A motmot sat motionless on a branch above the trail.
- The guide pointed out the racket-tailed motmot in the dim light.
- We heard the soft call of a motmot before we ever saw one.
- Green and turquoise feathers made the motmot easy to photograph.
- Every bird book of Costa Rica shows a motmot on its cover.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTMOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTMOT
1 longer words begin with MOTMOT.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTMOT
Common questions about MOTMOT
- Is MOTMOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTMOT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTMOT worth?
- MOTMOT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTMOT mean?
- A colourful tropical American bird with a long tail whose two central feathers end in racket-shaped tips.
- What letters can be added to MOTMOT?
- MOTMOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MOTMOT:
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