Is MOLESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOLESTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOLESTS mean?
Molests is a form of MOLEST.
- verb
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
- verb
annoy continually or chronically
“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for MOLESTS
MOLESTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from MOLESTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- metols8
- molest8
- motels8
- smelts8
- smolts8
- melts7
- metol7
- moles7
- molts7
- moste7
- mosts7
- motel7
- motes7
- smelt7
- smolt7
- smote7
- stems7
- tomes7
- stoles6
- elms6
- emos6
- mels6
- melt6
- mess6
- mole6
- mols6
- molt6
- moss6
- most6
- mote6
- mots6
- some6
- soms6
- stem6
- tome6
- toms6
- loess5
- loses5
- sloes5
- slots5
- soles5
- stole5
- telos5
- toles5
- elm5
- emo5
- ems5
- mel5
- mes5
- met5
- mol5
- mos5
- mot5
- oms5
- som5
- tom5
- ests4
- less4
- lest4
- lets4
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