CHUBASCO is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CHUBASCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHUBASCO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHUBASCO is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHUBASCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chubascosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHUBASCO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHUBASCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHUBASCO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHUBASCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A sudden violent thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong wind, found on the Pacific coast of Central America and Mexico.
The word was borrowed from Spanish and is used for the squalls that blow up quickly in the rainy season. A chubasco can arrive within minutes, so sailors and coastal travellers treat the word as a warning rather than a general term for rain.
How CHUBASCO is used
Regional weather word, mostly in writing about Mexico, Central America and the Pacific coast.
- A chubasco swept over the harbour and sent the fishing boats running for shelter.
- We waited out the chubasco under a tin roof.
- The captain watched the dark sky and feared a chubasco before nightfall.
- After the chubasco passed, the streets ran like rivers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHUBASCO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHUBASCO
1 longer words begin with CHUBASCO.
Shorter words from the letters in CHUBASCO
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Common questions about CHUBASCO
- Is CHUBASCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHUBASCO, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHUBASCO worth?
- CHUBASCO is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHUBASCO mean?
- A sudden violent thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong wind, found on the Pacific coast of Central America and Mexico.
- What letters can be added to CHUBASCO?
- CHUBASCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHUBASCO:
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