AHURUHURU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. AHURUHURU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept AHURUHURU?

Word power: 29 / 100

Our own measure of how useful AHURUHURU is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AHURUHURU

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How AHURUHURU scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in AHURUHURU, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AHURUHURU has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about AHURUHURU

• The letter U appears four times in AHURUHURU.

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

Words starting with AHURUHURU

1 longer words begin with AHURUHURU.

Shorter words from the letters in AHURUHURU

Common questions about AHURUHURU

Is AHURUHURU valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AHURUHURU is not in it.

How many points is AHURUHURU worth?

AHURUHURU is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to AHURUHURU?

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