MOTTE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MOTTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTTE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTTE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mottesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTTE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOTTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 26,142.
What stands out about MOTTE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOTTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A raised earthen mound built as the base for a castle, typical of early medieval fortification.
Builders raised a motte by piling earth into a steep mound, then set a wooden or stone tower on top so defenders could see and strike at attackers from height. It usually stood beside a walled lower yard called a bailey, and the pair is remembered together as a motte-and-bailey castle, one of the most common fortification designs of the early Middle Ages.
How MOTTE is used
A historical term used in discussion of medieval castles and fortification.
- Archaeologists mapped the outline of the old motte and its ditch.
- A wooden tower once stood on top of the motte.
- The village grew up beside the motte-and-bailey castle.
- Little remains of the motte but a grassy mound today.
- Builders raised the motte from earth dug out of the surrounding ditch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOTTE
The 5 tiles of MOTTE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MOTTE
1 longer words begin with MOTTE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTTE
Common questions about MOTTE
- Is MOTTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTTE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTTE worth?
- MOTTE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTTE mean?
- A raised earthen mound built as the base for a castle, typical of early medieval fortification.
- What letters can be added to MOTTE?
- MOTTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOTTE:
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