Is MOONSHINERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOONSHINERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOONSHINERS mean?
Moonshiners is a form of MOONSHINER.
- noun
someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 16 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 MOONSHINERS
MOONSHINERS 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 MOONSHINERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- moonshiner15
- moonshines15
- moonshine14
- heroisms13
- hominess13
- hormones13
- monishes13
- moorhens13
- horniness12
- heroism12
- homines12
- hormone12
- menhirs12
- moonish12
- moorhen12
- moorish12
- moreish12
- moshers12
- nonhome12
- shrooms12
- mooniness11
- moonrises11
- roominess11
- hemins11
- homers11
- homier11
- homies11
- inmesh11
- menhir11
- monish11
- morish11
- mosher11
- moshes11
- shmoes11
- shroom11
- smoosh11
- ionomers10
- moonrise10
- heroins10
- horsies10
- hosiers10
- inshore10
- nonhero10
- noshers10
- onshore10
- senhors10
- shiners10
- shrines10
- soonish10
- hemin10
- herms10
- homer10
- homes10
- homie10
- homos10
- mensh10
- mohos10
- shims10
- shmoe10
- eonisms9
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