moreish
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/
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/ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/ · /ˈmoɹɪʃ/
Definition of moreish
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(Australia, UK, informal)Causing one to want to have more; addictive.
“More-ish. This wine has but one fault, and that is, it is more-ish: i.e. more of it is wanted, or there is too little of it.”
“Tell you what, that crack is really moreish.”
“Although surprisingly moist, thanks to the stock (indeed, the contrast between the crisp exterior and the squidgy middle is horribly moreish), the combination of parsley, garlic and breadcrumbs reminds me of a very fancy loaf of garlic bread – and all but overpowers the sweet flavour of the cashews.”
“The Rogers name carries a lot of weight in the Rogers family, I thought to myself with moreish resentment each time I saw him from then on.”
“Veggie-friendly, portable and very moreish, they’re easy to prepare ahead, too, making them a great choice for picnics or taking to work for lunch.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From more + -ish.
Words you can make from moreish
153 playable · top: HEROISM (12 pts)
Best play heroism 12 points6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
27 words- HERMS 10 pts
- HOMER 10 pts
- HOMES 10 pts
- HOMIE 10 pts
- SHMOE 10 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- MOIRE 7 pts
- MORES 7 pts
- MORSE 7 pts
- OMERS 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
4-letter words
48 words- HEMS 9 pts
- HERM 9 pts
- HIMS 9 pts
- HOME 9 pts
- HOMS 9 pts
- MESH 9 pts
- MHOS 9 pts
- MOSH 9 pts
- OHMS 9 pts
- SHIM 9 pts
- SHMO 9 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- SHRI 7 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- ROMS 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SOME 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- HEM 8 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- HOM 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- MHO 8 pts
- OHM 8 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- SOM 5 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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