MOTORCAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MOTORCAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTORCAR?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTORCAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTORCAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motorcarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTORCAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOTORCAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTORCAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOTORCAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A road vehicle with an engine, used to carry a few passengers; a car.
Motorcar sounds formal and slightly old now, the term used when cars were still a novelty. It also named a self-propelled railway carriage in some places.
How MOTORCAR is used
An old-fashioned or formal word for an automobile.
- The family bought their first motorcar in 1920.
- A motorcar splashed through the puddle.
- He drove his motorcar to the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTORCAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTORCAR
1 longer words begin with MOTORCAR.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTORCAR
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Common questions about MOTORCAR
- Is MOTORCAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTORCAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTORCAR worth?
- MOTORCAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTORCAR mean?
- A road vehicle with an engine, used to carry a few passengers; a car.
- What letters can be added to MOTORCAR?
- MOTORCAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOTORCAR:
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