SHOOS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. SHOOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept SHOOS?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SHOOS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHOOS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SHOOS scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in SHOOS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,070.

What stands out about SHOOS

• SHOOS begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does SHOOS mean in Scrabble?

SHOOS is the present-tense form of SHOO used with he, she and it.

SHOO(verb) — To drive an animal or person away with a wave of the hand or a sharp word.

Full entry for SHOO →

Words starting with SHOOS

4 longer words begin with SHOOS.

Words ending in SHOOS

3 words end in SHOOS. Useful as a back hook: play SHOOS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in SHOOS

Common questions about SHOOS

Is SHOOS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOOS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SHOOS worth?

SHOOS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHOOS?

SHOOS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.