Is MOTTLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MOTTLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MOTTLES mean?
Mottles is a form of MOTTLE.
- verb
mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- noun
an irregular arrangement of patches of color
“it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green”
- verb
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
M (3) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (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 MOTTLES
MOTTLES 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 MOTTLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- metols8
- molest8
- motels8
- motets8
- mottes8
- mottle8
- totems8
- melts7
- metol7
- moles7
- molts7
- moste7
- motel7
- motes7
- motet7
- motte7
- motts7
- smelt7
- smolt7
- smote7
- tomes7
- totem7
- lottes6
- elms6
- emos6
- mels6
- melt6
- mole6
- mols6
- molt6
- most6
- mote6
- mots6
- mott6
- some6
- stem6
- tome6
- toms6
- lotte5
- stole5
- telos5
- toles5
- tolts5
- totes5
- elm5
- emo5
- ems5
- mel5
- mes5
- met5
- mol5
- mos5
- mot5
- oms5
- som5
- tom5
- lest4
- lets4
- lose4
- lost4
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