moon: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with M · ends with N
Meaning of moon
noun
- broadly, informal
Any natural satellite of a planet.
Example: The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.
- literary
A month, particularly a lunar month.
Example: They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.
A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object.
Example: The wizard costume was decorated with stars and moons.
A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.
Example: The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.
Listed forms: moons, moone.
Source: Wiktionary — moon.
verb
- colloquial, transitive
To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
Example: The hooligans mooned the riot police.
- colloquial, intransitive
To gaze at lovingly or in adoration.
- colloquial, intransitive, usually
To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.
Example: Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.
To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.
Listed forms: moons, mooning, mooned, moone.
Source: Wiktionary — moon.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for moon.
noun
the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
- lunar month
- lunation
- synodic month
verb
have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
verb
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
- moon around
- moon on
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is moon in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of moon
M(3) + O(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of moon
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from moon
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in moon. Showing up to 24, longest first.