CHOU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHOU 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHOU?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOU is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CHOU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CHOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
Anagrams of CHOU
The 4 tiles of CHOU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHOU
21 longer words begin with CHOU.
Words ending in CHOU
1 words end in CHOU. Useful as a back hook: play CHOU onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHOU inside
Showing 24 of 47 words that contain CHOU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CHOU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOU
Common questions about CHOU
- Is CHOU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHOU is not in it.
- How many points is CHOU worth?
- CHOU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHOU?
- CHOU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CHOU:
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