Is MOTHBALLS a word?
MOTHBALLS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, MOTHBALLS is a valid word.
What does mothballs mean?
MOTHBALLS is an inflected form of mothball.
noun: a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
MOTHBALLS: word details
- Pronunciation: MAWTH-bawlz (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside mothballs
Words you can make from the letters of mothballs.
Solve a whole rack, not just MOTHBALLS
MOTHBALLS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does MOTHBALLS mean?
MOTHBALLS is an inflected form of mothball and is a noun. It means: a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing.
Is MOTHBALLS a valid word?
Yes, MOTHBALLS is a valid word. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.