MOYAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOYAS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MOYAS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOYAS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOYAS
No single letter turns MOYAS into another word.
How MOYAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MOYAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
Anagrams of MOYAS
The 5 tiles of MOYAS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in MOYAS
3 words end in MOYAS. Useful as a back hook: play MOYAS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MOYAS
Common questions about MOYAS
- Is MOYAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOYAS is not in it.
- How many points is MOYAS worth?
- MOYAS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MOYAS?
- No single letter can be added to MOYAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MOYAS:
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