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Is mooch a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mooch is a Scrabble US word. The word mooch is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

M3O1O1C3H4

Is mooch a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mooch is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

M3O1O1C3H4

Is mooch a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mooch is a Words With Friends word. The word mooch is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4O1O1C4H3

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5-letter words (2 found)

CHOOM,MOOCH,

4-letter words (5 found)

COHO,COOM,HOMO,MOCH,MOHO,

3-letter words (12 found)

COO,HOC,HOM,HOO,MHO,MOC,MOO,OCH,OHM,OHO,OOH,OOM,

2-letter words (7 found)

CH,HM,HO,MO,OH,OM,OO,

You can make 26 words from mooch according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of mooch

mooch omoch mooch omoch oomch oomch mocoh omcoh mcooh cmooh ocmoh comoh mocoh omcoh mcooh cmooh ocmoh comoh oocmh oocmh ocomh coomh ocomh coomh moohc omohc moohc omohc oomhc oomhc mohoc omhoc mhooc hmooc ohmoc homoc mohoc omhoc mhooc hmooc ohmoc homoc oohmc oohmc ohomc hoomc ohomc hoomc mocho omcho mcoho cmoho ocmho comho mohco omhco mhoco hmoco ohmco homco mchoo cmhoo mhcoo hmcoo chmoo hcmoo ochmo cohmo ohcmo hocmo chomo hcomo mocho omcho mcoho cmoho ocmho comho mohco omhco mhoco hmoco ohmco homco mchoo cmhoo mhcoo hmcoo chmoo hcmoo ochmo cohmo ohcmo hocmo chomo hcomo oochm oochm ocohm coohm ocohm coohm oohcm oohcm ohocm hoocm ohocm hoocm ochom cohom ohcom hocom choom hcoom ochom cohom ohcom hocom choom hcoom

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word mooch. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in mooch.

Definitions and meaning of mooch

mooch

Alternative forms

  • mouch

Etymology

From Middle English moochen, mouchen (“to pretend poverty”), from Old French muchier, mucier, mucer (“to skulk, hide, conceal”), from Frankish *mukkjan (“to hide, conceal oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *mukjaną, *mūkōną (“to hide, ambush”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mūg-, *(s)mewgʰ- (“swindler, thief”).

Cognate with Old High German mūhhōn (“to store, cache, plunder”), Middle High German muchen, mucken (“to hide, stash”), Middle English müchen, michen (“to rob, steal, pilfer”). More at mitch.

Alternate etymology derives mooch from Middle English mucchen (“to hoard, be stingy”, literally “to hide coins in one's nightcap”), from Middle English mucche (“nightcap”), from Middle Dutch mutse (“cap, nightcap”), from Medieval Latin almucia (“nightcap”), of unknown origin, possibly Arabic. More at mutch, amice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːt͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -uːtʃ

Verb

mooch (third-person singular simple present mooches, present participle mooching, simple past and past participle mooched) (colloquial)

  1. (British) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
  2. To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:scrounge
  3. (transitive, chiefly British) To steal or filch.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:steal

Derived terms

  • mooch off

Translations

Noun

mooch (plural mooches)

  1. (UK) An aimless stroll.
  2. One who mooches; a moocher.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:scrounger
  3. (US, slang) A unit of time comprising ten days, used to measure how long someone holds a job.

Translations

Anagrams

  • chomo, choom

Source: wiktionary.org