DOSH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DOSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOSH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOSH is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOSH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doshaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DOSH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What stands out about DOSH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
Money, especially cash in hand.
Dosh appeared in British slang in the 1950s and its origin has never been settled. It belongs to a large family of money words that arrive, last a generation and go.
How DOSH is used
Uncountable; there is no plural. Informal.
- Not enough dosh to finish the month.
- The word dosh appeared in the 1950s.
- Where dosh came from has never been settled.
- Dosh belongs to a family of short-lived money words.
- A pocketful of dosh and nowhere open.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOSH
The 4 tiles of DOSH in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DOSH
3 longer words begin with DOSH.
Shorter words from the letters in DOSH
Common questions about DOSH
- Is DOSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOSH, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOSH worth?
- DOSH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOSH mean?
- Money, especially cash in hand.
- What letters can be added to DOSH?
- DOSH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOSH:
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