Definitions for MOA

MOA mo·a

Spelling: [moh-uh]
IPA: /ˈmoʊ ə/

Moa is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in MOA (amo).

Definitions for MOA

noun

  1. any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.

Origin of MOA

Borrowed into English from Maori around 1810-20

Examples for MOA

I stood quivering, and moa thrust her weapon against my face.

moa had been near him; and as though by pre-arrangement with him she now accosted me.

I went cold and tense; moa shifted, alert to my every movement.

All the passengers were herded there, with Miko and moa alternating on guard.

Miko, moa and Coniston, with their five underlings, could not be found.

Miko was now confronting me; at the door moa stood watching.

moa was saying, "I would like to tell you our plans, Gregg."

He did not dare even to whisper to me, with moa hovering always so close.

I ignored moa's weapon which she was still clutching mechanically.

I was thinking, moa, when we land at the Moon to-morrow—where is our equipment?

Word Value for MOA
Scrable

5

Words with friends

6

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