CHEAPO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHEAPO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHEAPO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHEAPO is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHEAPO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cheaposChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHEAPO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHEAPO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about CHEAPO
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHEAPO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Something very cheap, and usually of poor quality.
The ending -o turns the plain word cheap into cheapo, a casual, slightly mocking label. It is used for goods that cost little and look it, such as a flimsy gadget or a bargain-bin brand. The same word can describe a person who spends as little as possible, though the thing sense is the more usual one.
How CHEAPO is used
Informal and often disparaging; also used as an adjective before a noun.
- The umbrella was a cheapo and broke in the first wind.
- He bought a cheapo phone for the trip.
- Nobody wanted the cheapo version of the radio.
- She refused to buy cheapo shoes again.
- It turned out to be a cheapo copy of the real watch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHEAPO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHEAPO
The 6 tiles of CHEAPO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CHEAPO
1 longer words begin with CHEAPO.
Shorter words from the letters in CHEAPO
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Common questions about CHEAPO
- Is CHEAPO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEAPO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHEAPO worth?
- CHEAPO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHEAPO mean?
- Something very cheap, and usually of poor quality.
- What letters can be added to CHEAPO?
- CHEAPO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHEAPO:
Open CHEAPO in the Word Finder