Is MOONSHINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOONSHINING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOONSHINING mean?
Moonshining is a form of MOONSHINE.
- noun
the light of the Moon
“moonlight is the smuggler's enemy”
- noun
whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
- verb
distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 MOONSHINING
MOONSHINING 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 MOONSHINING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- monishing15
- hominins13
- gnomish13
- moshing13
- shinning12
- hominin12
- moonish12
- homing12
- hoising11
- noshing11
- shining11
- shooing11
- minish11
- monish11
- gnomons10
- mignons10
- minings10
- mooning10
- honing10
- hosing10
- oohing10
- homos10
- mohos10
- noonings9
- minions9
- gnomon9
- hoisin9
- mignon9
- mining9
- mongos9
- mooing9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- shogi9
- hims9
- homo9
- homs9
- mhos9
- moho9
- mosh9
- ohms9
- shim9
- shmo9
- innings8
- noising8
- nooning8
- noosing8
- sinning8
- minion8
- simoon8
- somoni8
- gismo8
- mongo8
- shoon8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- hogs8
- hong8
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