MOVANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MOVANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOVANT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOVANT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOVANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
movantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOVANT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MOVANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does MOVANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who asks a court to make a particular ruling or order.
In a lawsuit the movant is the side that files a motion, for example to dismiss a case or to exclude evidence. The other side, who answers the request, is called the respondent or the non-movant. The word is built from the verb move in its courtroom sense of formally proposing something to a judge. Outside legal writing it is almost never used.
How MOVANT is used
Legal term, common in court filings and rulings; the counterpart is the respondent.
- The movant must show that the evidence was obtained unfairly.
- The judge asked the movant to explain the delay.
- Because the movant missed the deadline, the court refused the request.
- A brief from the movant was filed on Monday.
- The respondent had two weeks to answer the movant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOVANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOVANT
1 longer words begin with MOVANT.
Shorter words from the letters in MOVANT
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Common questions about MOVANT
- Is MOVANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOVANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOVANT worth?
- MOVANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOVANT mean?
- A person who asks a court to make a particular ruling or order.
- What letters can be added to MOVANT?
- MOVANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MOVANT:
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