MOUSSAKA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MOUSSAKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOUSSAKA?
| 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 MOUSSAKA is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOUSSAKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moussakasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOUSSAKA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOUSSAKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOUSSAKA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOUSSAKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An oven-baked casserole from Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, built up from fried aubergine slices and a spiced meat sauce under a thick béchamel crust.
Moussaka is served in squares from a deep tray and is often counted among the national dishes of Greece. Versions around the eastern Mediterranean may swap the lamb or the topping, but aubergine nearly always stays.
How MOUSSAKA is used
Moussaka is the common spelling, with mousaka as a rarer variant.
- We ordered moussaka at the taverna by the harbour.
- Her moussaka had a golden crust of baked sauce.
- A good moussaka needs time to rest before it is cut.
- He learned to make moussaka from his neighbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOUSSAKA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOUSSAKA
The 8 tiles of MOUSSAKA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MOUSSAKA
1 longer words begin with MOUSSAKA.
Shorter words from the letters in MOUSSAKA
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Common questions about MOUSSAKA
- Is MOUSSAKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOUSSAKA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOUSSAKA worth?
- MOUSSAKA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOUSSAKA mean?
- An oven-baked casserole from Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, built up from fried aubergine slices and a spiced meat sauce under a thick béchamel crust.
- What letters can be added to MOUSSAKA?
- MOUSSAKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOUSSAKA:
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