MOU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOU 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MOU?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOU is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in MOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,527.
Words starting with MOU
Showing 24 of 260 words that begin with MOU.
Words ending in MOU
1 words end in MOU. Useful as a back hook: play MOU onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOU inside
Showing 24 of 522 words that contain MOU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOU
Common questions about MOU
- Is MOU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOU is not in it.
- How many points is MOU worth?
- MOU is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MOU?
- MOU takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of MOU:
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