193 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first
schmoozing27
schmoozed26
moonquakes25
schmoozes25
moonquake24
schmooze24
shmoozing24
shmoozed23
shmoozes22
blackamoors21
honeymooning21
shmooze21
blackamoor20
chaulmoogras20
honeymooned20
honeymooners20
besmoothing19
chaulmoogra19
honeymooner19
moonflowers19
moonlighting19
moorcocks19
besmoothed18
folkmoots18
honeymoons18
moonfishes18
moonflower18
moonlighted18
moonlighters18
moonstruck18
moonwalks18
moorcock18
schmoosing18
smoothbores18
supersmooth18
folkmoot17
honeymoon17
mooncalves17
moonfaced17
moonishly17
moonlighter17
moonwalk17
moorfowls17
resmoothing17
schmoosed17
smooching17
smoochy17
smoothbore17
smoothening17
smoothnesses17
besmooths16
homoousians16
mooching16
moonfish16
moonlights16
moonscapes16
moonshiners16
moorfowl16
resmoothed16
schmooses16
smooched16
smoothened16
smoothly16
ultrasmooth16
unsmoothed16
besmooth15
homoousian15
mooched15
moochers15
moonbeams15
moonbows15
mooncalf15
moonlight15
moonscape15
moonshiner15
moonshines15
schmoose15
smooches15
smoothing15
smoothness15
smoothy15
vamoosing15
moocher14
mooches14
moodinesses14
moonbeam14
moonbow14
moonlike14
moonshine14
moonshots14
moonward14
moonworts14
moorworts14
resmooths14
schmoos14
smoothed14
smoothens14
smoothers14
smoothest14
smoothies14
vamoosed14
moodily13
mooneyes13
moonports13
moonshot13
moonwort13
moorhens13
moorwort13
resmooth13
smooch13
smoothen13
smoother13
smoothes13
smoothie13
vamooses13
mooch12
moodiness12
moolahs12
mooleys12
moondusts12
mooneye12
moonily12
moonish12
moonport12
moonseeds12
moonstones12
moorhen12
moorish12
moorlands12
smooths12
unmooring12
vamoose12
moodiest11
moody11
moolah11
mooley11
moondust11
moonrises11
moonsails11
moonseed11
moonstone11
moorages11
moorings11
moorland11
simooms11
smooth11
unmoored11
moodier10
mooniest10
mooning10
moonless10
moonlets10
moonrise10
moonsail10
moonsets10
moony10
moorage10
mooriest10
mooring10
moory10
mooting10
simoom10
mooing9
mooned9
moonier9
moonlet9
moonlit9
moonset9
moored9
moorier9
mooted9
mooters9
simoons9
unmoors9
moods8
mooed8
moolas8
mooter8
simoon8
unmoor8
mood7
moola7
mools7
moons7
moors7
moose7
moots7
mool6
moon6
moor6
moos6
moot6
moo5
Why MOO words matter
Words containing MOO are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.
This list by the numbers
A few numbers before you scroll: the 193 words here run from 3 to 12 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (48 entries). Wordle players have 12 five-letter options, and there are 32 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is SCHMOOZING at 27 points before multipliers.
Chasing points? The best five entries here are SCHMOOZING (27), SCHMOOZED (26), MOONQUAKES (25), SCHMOOZES (25), MOONQUAKE (24). At 12 letters, CHAULMOOGRAS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 14. If you are fishing for these words, keep O (193 appearances), M (193) and S (129) on your rack.
Three words worth learning first
- MOOLAS — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
- MOOTER is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
- When the rack looks hopeless, SIMOON (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Five more everyday options from the same list: UNMOOR (8), MOOLA (7), MOOLS (7), MOONS (7), MOORS (7).
MOO as a vocabulary shortcut
Groups like this one reward a different kind of practice: pick five words of different lengths from the list above, write each in a sentence, and the MOO pattern moves into long-term memory. It is also a quiet Scrabble edge — racks that spell MOO plus common tiles come up constantly, and prepared players cash them in while others shuffle letters.
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