MOUSSELINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MOUSSELINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOUSSELINE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOUSSELINE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOUSSELINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mousselinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOUSSELINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MOUSSELINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOUSSELINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOUSSELINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very fine, light fabric like muslin, or a light sauce or mousse made frothy with cream or egg white.
A dressmaker may choose mousseline for floaty sleeves, while a chef whisks cream into hollandaise to make a mousseline. The name comes from French and suggests lightness.
How MOUSSELINE is used
Used in fashion for the cloth and in cooking for the airy sauce.
- The bride wore a gown of silk mousseline.
- The salmon was served with a lemon mousseline.
- A thin mousseline scarf drifted in the breeze.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOUSSELINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOUSSELINE
1 longer words begin with MOUSSELINE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOUSSELINE
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Common questions about MOUSSELINE
- Is MOUSSELINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOUSSELINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOUSSELINE worth?
- MOUSSELINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOUSSELINE mean?
- A very fine, light fabric like muslin, or a light sauce or mousse made frothy with cream or egg white.
- What letters can be added to MOUSSELINE?
- MOUSSELINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MOUSSELINE:
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