CHOUX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHOUX 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CHOUX?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOUX is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOUX
No single letter turns CHOUX into another word.
How CHOUX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHOUX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What stands out about CHOUX
- The letters of CHOUX run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHOUX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light, twice-cooked pastry made from a dough of butter, water, flour and eggs, used as the base for eclairs and profiteroles.
Choux comes from the French word for cabbage, chou, because the small rounds of baked dough puff up into a shape said to resemble a little cabbage. The pastry is first cooked on the stove into a thick paste, then piped and baked again so it puffs into a hollow shell that can be filled with cream.
How CHOUX is used
Used in English mainly in the phrase choux pastry; the plain word is rare on its own.
- The baker piped rounds of choux onto the tray before baking.
- Choux pastry puffs up into a hollow shell as it bakes.
- She filled the choux buns with sweetened whipped cream.
- Eclairs and profiteroles are both made from choux.
- The recipe calls for choux to be baked twice for the right texture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOUX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOUX
Common questions about CHOUX
- Is CHOUX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOUX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOUX worth?
- CHOUX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOUX mean?
- A light, twice-cooked pastry made from a dough of butter, water, flour and eggs, used as the base for eclairs and profiteroles.
- What letters can be added to CHOUX?
- No single letter can be added to CHOUX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHOUX:
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