Is MOONLIGHTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOONLIGHTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOONLIGHTING mean?
Moonlighting is a form of MOONLIGHT.
- noun
the light of the Moon
“moonlight is the smuggler's enemy”
- verb
work a second job, usually after hours
“The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 MOONLIGHTING
MOONLIGHTING 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 MOONLIGHTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- monthlong15
- moonlight15
- lightning14
- nightlong14
- hongiing13
- lighting13
- monolith13
- thonging13
- motioning12
- glooming12
- lithoing12
- mingling12
- hinging12
- hominin12
- nighing12
- homing12
- gliming11
- hilting11
- hinting11
- hooting11
- nothing11
- tholing11
- might11
- glinting10
- ingoting10
- monition10
- tingling10
- limning10
- looming10
- milting10
- minting10
- moiling10
- molting10
- mooning10
- mooting10
- thionin10
- holing10
- honing10
- oohing10
- month10
- ingoing9
- longing9
- moonlit9
- ongoing9
- tinging9
- tonging9
- gnomon9
- liming9
- mignon9
- miling9
- mining9
- mooing9
- oolith9
- tholoi9
- timing9
- hongi9
- light9
- night9
- ohing9
- thing9
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