MOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. MOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOVE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOVE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does MOVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To change position or place.
Move came from Latin and pushed out the native English verb, which survives only inside a phrase about stirring oneself. The sense used in chess is fourteenth-century.
How MOVE is used
Moved, moves. Also a noun.
- They moved twice in one year and regretted both.
- The word move came from Latin and replaced a native verb.
- A move in chess is a single turn.
- Nothing moved for a full minute.
- Two moves ahead is as far as most players see.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOVE
17 longer words begin with MOVE.
Words ending in MOVE
11 words end in MOVE. Useful as a back hook: play MOVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with MOVE inside
Showing 24 of 46 words that contain MOVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MOVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MOVE
Common questions about MOVE
- Is MOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOVE worth?
- MOVE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOVE mean?
- To change position or place.
- What letters can be added to MOVE?
- MOVE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOVE:
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