MOYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. MOYS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MOYS?
| 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 MOYS is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOYS
No single letter turns MOYS into another word.
How MOYS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MOYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
Anagrams of MOYS
The 4 tiles of MOYS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in MOYS
1 words end in MOYS. Useful as a back hook: play MOYS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in MOYS
Common questions about MOYS
- Is MOYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MOYS is not in it.
- How many points is MOYS worth?
- MOYS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MOYS?
- No single letter can be added to MOYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MOYS:
Open MOYS in the Word Finder