CHOGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHOGS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHOGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOGS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOGS
No single letter turns CHOGS into another word.
How CHOGS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHOGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
Words ending in CHOGS
1 words end in CHOGS. Useful as a back hook: play CHOGS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOGS
Common questions about CHOGS
- Is CHOGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHOGS is not in it.
- How many points is CHOGS worth?
- CHOGS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHOGS?
- No single letter can be added to CHOGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHOGS:
Open CHOGS in the Word Finder