CAHOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAHOOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAHOOT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAHOOT is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAHOOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cahootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAHOOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAHOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 197,099.
What does CAHOOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A partnership or secret association between people, found almost only in the phrase in cahoots.
The singular almost never appears alone: people are said to be in cahoot, or more often in cahoots, with one another. The phrase usually carries a hint of scheming, as when two officials are suspected of acting together against the public. It is American in origin, and its own roots are uncertain, though some trace it to French cahute, a hut or cabin.
How CAHOOT is used
Informal and slightly disapproving; nearly always plural in the fixed phrase in cahoots.
- The mayor was said to be in cahoot with the contractor.
- They went into cahoot to buy the old mill.
- Nobody believed the clerk had not been in cahoot with the thieves.
- A quiet cahoot between two rival shops kept prices high.
- He denied any cahoot with the people who planned the raid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAHOOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAHOOT
1 longer words begin with CAHOOT.
Shorter words from the letters in CAHOOT
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Common questions about CAHOOT
- Is CAHOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAHOOT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAHOOT worth?
- CAHOOT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAHOOT mean?
- A partnership or secret association between people, found almost only in the phrase in cahoots.
- What letters can be added to CAHOOT?
- CAHOOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAHOOT:
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