CHOUSH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHOUSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOUSH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOUSH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOUSH
No single letter turns CHOUSH into another word.
How CHOUSH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHOUSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,656 thousand.
What does CHOUSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A messenger or attendant in the Ottoman Turkish court or army.
In the Ottoman world a choush served as an official messenger, usher or sergeant, carrying orders and escorting envoys. The English word comes from the Turkish title, and it is also listed as a related sense of cheat or swindler, linked to the verb chouse. Today the word turns up mainly in history books and in word games.
How CHOUSH is used
Historical term, seen in writing about the Ottoman Empire.
- A choush rode ahead to announce the ambassador.
- The sultan sent a choush with the sealed letter.
- Each choush wore a tall headdress that marked his rank.
- The traveller described the choush who guarded his caravan.
- In the old account, the choush delivered the order at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOUSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHOUSH
The 6 tiles of CHOUSH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHOUSH
1 longer words begin with CHOUSH.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOUSH
Common questions about CHOUSH
- Is CHOUSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOUSH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOUSH worth?
- CHOUSH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOUSH mean?
- A messenger or attendant in the Ottoman Turkish court or army.
- What letters can be added to CHOUSH?
- No single letter can be added to CHOUSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHOUSH:
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