MOTORBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MOTORBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTORBOAT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTORBOAT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTORBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motorboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTORBOAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MOTORBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTORBOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOTORBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A boat driven by an engine rather than by sails or oars.
A motorboat can be a small open craft on a lake or a large vessel at sea. It is simply the engine-powered kind of boat, in contrast to a sailing dinghy or rowing boat.
How MOTORBOAT is used
Used for any boat with an inboard or outboard engine.
- The motorboat sped across the bay.
- We rented a motorboat for the afternoon.
- Fuel for the motorboat is sold at the pier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTORBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTORBOAT
6 longer words begin with MOTORBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTORBOAT
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Common questions about MOTORBOAT
- Is MOTORBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTORBOAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTORBOAT worth?
- MOTORBOAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTORBOAT mean?
- A boat driven by an engine rather than by sails or oars.
- What letters can be added to MOTORBOAT?
- MOTORBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MOTORBOAT:
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