MOULT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. MOULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOULT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOULT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOULT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does MOULT mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To shed feathers, hair, or an outer layer of skin periodically to make way for new growth.
A bird will moult its old feathers once its new set is ready to grow in underneath, and many other animals, from snakes to insects, moult skin or shell in the same way as they grow or change with the season. Moult is simply the British spelling of the same word American writers spell molt; both describe the identical process, and neither spelling is more correct than the other.
How MOULT is used
The standard British spelling; American English generally writes the same word as molt.
- The parrot began to moult in early autumn.
- Snakes moult their skin several times a year.
- Birds often look scruffy while they moult.
- The zookeeper explained why the peacocks moult each summer.
- A crab must moult its shell before it can grow larger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOULT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOULT
7 longer words begin with MOULT.
Words ending in MOULT
1 words end in MOULT. Useful as a back hook: play MOULT onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MOULT
Common questions about MOULT
- Is MOULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOULT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOULT worth?
- MOULT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOULT mean?
- To shed feathers, hair, or an outer layer of skin periodically to make way for new growth.
- What letters can be added to MOULT?
- MOULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOULT:
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