MOVES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOVES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOVES is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOVES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How MOVES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does MOVES mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person's actions or tactics in a situation, especially clever, confident or flirtatious ones.
When someone is said to have moves, the word points to a pattern of skilled behaviour rather than to any single change of place. The phrase put the moves on someone means to flirt, while knowing all the moves means understanding the tactics needed in a game, a negotiation, or a dance. This informal noun sense stands apart from the plain verb use of move.
How MOVES is used
Informal, mainly spoken; often in fixed phrases such as put the moves on and dance moves.
- He tried his best moves on the dance floor.
- She saw right through his moves and laughed it off.
- Watching the champion play, you could learn all his moves.
- Everyone at the office knew his moves for avoiding extra work.
- The coach reviewed every one of the team's moves after the match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOVES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in MOVES
11 words end in MOVES. Useful as a back hook: play MOVES onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MOVES
Common questions about MOVES
- Is MOVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOVES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOVES worth?
- MOVES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOVES mean?
- A person's actions or tactics in a situation, especially clever, confident or flirtatious ones.
- What letters can be added to MOVES?
- MOVES takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOVES:
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