COONHOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COONHOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COONHOUND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COONHOUND is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COONHOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coonhoundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COONHOUND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COONHOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COONHOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COONHOUND mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A hound of a breed developed in America for tracking and treeing raccoons.
A coonhound is built for stamina and a strong nose, and it announces its find with a loud baying cry. Several breeds fall under the name, such as the black and tan, the bluetick and the redbone. Hunters prize them for night work in the woods.
How COONHOUND is used
Used in American English for hunting dogs trained on raccoons.
- The coonhound picked up the scent at the edge of the creek.
- His old coonhound slept on the porch between hunts.
- A good coonhound will bay at the base of the tree until the hunter arrives.
- They bought a coonhound puppy from a breeder in Tennessee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COONHOUND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COONHOUND
1 longer words begin with COONHOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in COONHOUND
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Common questions about COONHOUND
- Is COONHOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COONHOUND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COONHOUND worth?
- COONHOUND is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COONHOUND mean?
- A hound of a breed developed in America for tracking and treeing raccoons.
- What letters can be added to COONHOUND?
- COONHOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COONHOUND:
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