MOVIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOVIE 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 MOVIE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOVIE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOVIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
moviesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOVIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOVIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does MOVIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A motion picture; a film shown in a theater or watched on a screen for entertainment.
A movie tells a story, documents real events, or presents ideas through a sequence of moving images, usually accompanied by sound and music. People watch a movie together in cinemas or alone at home, and the word is used casually across nearly all varieties of English. The term largely replaced earlier words for motion pictures once film became a common form of mass entertainment during the twentieth century.
How MOVIE is used
Common, especially in North American English; British speakers more often say film.
- They watched a movie together on Friday night.
- The movie received mixed reviews from critics.
- She fell asleep halfway through the movie.
- His favorite movie is a classic from the 1980s.
- The theater was showing three movies back to back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOVIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOVIE
17 longer words begin with MOVIE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOVIE
Common questions about MOVIE
- Is MOVIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOVIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOVIE worth?
- MOVIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOVIE mean?
- A motion picture; a film shown in a theater or watched on a screen for entertainment.
- What letters can be added to MOVIE?
- MOVIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOVIE:
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