MOTZA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOTZA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MOTZA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTZA is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motzasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOTZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does MOTZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianslang
A large sum of money, especially one won through gambling.
Motza describes a windfall rather than ordinary income, most often winnings from a bet, a lottery or a card game. The word is closely tied to Australian speech and turns up often in talk about racing and casinos. Motser is an equally common spelling of the same word. Someone who wins a motza has come into far more money than expected.
How MOTZA is used
Informal Australian slang, heard in casual conversation about gambling rather than in formal writing.
- He won a motza on the last race of the day.
- She joked that only a motza would fix her money troubles.
- The old punter had made and lost a motza more than once.
- Winning a motza at the casino did not change how he lived.
- Rumour had it the syndicate split a real motza between them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOTZA
The 5 tiles of MOTZA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOTZA
1 longer words begin with MOTZA.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTZA
Common questions about MOTZA
- Is MOTZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTZA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTZA worth?
- MOTZA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTZA mean?
- A large sum of money, especially one won through gambling.
- What letters can be added to MOTZA?
- MOTZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOTZA:
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