COUSCOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COUSCOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUSCOUS?
| 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 COUSCOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUSCOUS
No single letter turns COUSCOUS into another word.
How COUSCOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COUSCOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUSCOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUSCOUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Tiny granules of steamed semolina, or the North African dish made from them.
Couscous is usually steamed over a stew and served with vegetables and meat. Because it cooks in minutes when soaked, it has become a popular side dish across Europe.
How COUSCOUS is used
Names both the grain and the dish.
- We ate couscous with lamb and chickpeas.
- Pour hot stock over the couscous and cover it.
- The restaurant serves a vegetable couscous on Fridays.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUSCOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUSCOUS
3 longer words begin with COUSCOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in COUSCOUS
Common questions about COUSCOUS
- Is COUSCOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUSCOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUSCOUS worth?
- COUSCOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUSCOUS mean?
- Tiny granules of steamed semolina, or the North African dish made from them.
- What letters can be added to COUSCOUS?
- No single letter can be added to COUSCOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COUSCOUS:
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