CHOUGH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CHOUGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOUGH?
| 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 CHOUGH is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOUGH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
choughsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOUGH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHOUGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,209 thousand.
What does CHOUGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A black bird of the crow family with a curved red bill, found on mountains and sea cliffs.
The chough nests on cliffs and is a symbol in Cornwall. The word is pronounced like chuff, which surprises many learners.
How CHOUGH is used
Chough names several crow-family birds, one of which is on the arms of Cornwall.
- A chough wheeled above the cliffs.
- The chough has a curved red bill.
- Visitors hoped to spot a chough on the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOUGH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHOUGH
1 longer words begin with CHOUGH.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOUGH
Common questions about CHOUGH
- Is CHOUGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOUGH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOUGH worth?
- CHOUGH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOUGH mean?
- A black bird of the crow family with a curved red bill, found on mountains and sea cliffs.
- What letters can be added to CHOUGH?
- CHOUGH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHOUGH:
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