MOUTHFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MOUTHFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOUTHFUL?
| 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 MOUTHFUL is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOUTHFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mouthfulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOUTHFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOUTHFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOUTHFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOUTHFUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
As much food or drink as can be taken into the mouth at one time.
A mouthful can be a literal bite or sip, but it is also a joking label for a word or phrase that is awkward to pronounce. The second meaning is common in everyday talk about long names.
How MOUTHFUL is used
Mouthful is used for a bite or sip, and informally for a hard-to-say word.
- She took a small mouthful of soup and set the spoon down.
- His full title is quite a mouthful.
- The child spat out the mouthful of cold porridge.
- One mouthful of the sauce was enough to make him cough.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOUTHFUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOUTHFUL
1 longer words begin with MOUTHFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in MOUTHFUL
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Common questions about MOUTHFUL
- Is MOUTHFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOUTHFUL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOUTHFUL worth?
- MOUTHFUL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOUTHFUL mean?
- As much food or drink as can be taken into the mouth at one time.
- What letters can be added to MOUTHFUL?
- MOUTHFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOUTHFUL:
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