MWAH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. MWAH 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MWAH?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MWAH is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MWAH
No single letter turns MWAH into another word.
How MWAH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MWAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What stands out about MWAH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MWAH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A sound written for an air kiss.
Mwah records not a kiss but the imitation of one made beside a cheek, which is why it is written far more often than it is actually said. It reached print in the 1980s along with the gesture.
How MWAH is used
Stands alone, often doubled. Chiefly written.
- Mwah, said the caption, twice.
- The word mwah records an air kiss and not a real one.
- A mwah in a message is a sign-off and not affection.
- Mwah reached print in the 1980s.
- The gesture and the word mwah arrived together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MWAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MWAH
The 4 tiles of MWAH in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in MWAH
Common questions about MWAH
- Is MWAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MWAH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MWAH worth?
- MWAH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MWAH mean?
- A sound written for an air kiss.
- What letters can be added to MWAH?
- No single letter can be added to MWAH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MWAH:
Open MWAH in the Word Finder