ESCUDO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ESCUDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCUDO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCUDO is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCUDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
escudosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCUDO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ESCUDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 97,009.
What stands out about ESCUDO
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 ESCUDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A unit of money used in Portugal before the euro and still the currency of Cape Verde.
The word is Portuguese and Spanish for shield, because early coins of this name bore a coat of arms. Several countries have used an escudo in the past, including Chile, Spain and Portugal. In Portugal the escudo was divided into one hundred centavos and gave way to the euro in 2002. Cape Verde keeps its own escudo today.
How ESCUDO is used
Names a currency; plural is escudos.
- A coffee cost only a few escudo in the old days.
- He kept a worn escudo as a souvenir of his first trip to Lisbon.
- The escudo was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- Prices in Cape Verde are still quoted in the escudo.
- On the coin, the escudo shows a shield at its centre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCUDO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESCUDO
The 6 tiles of ESCUDO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ESCUDO
1 longer words begin with ESCUDO.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCUDO
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Common questions about ESCUDO
- Is ESCUDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCUDO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCUDO worth?
- ESCUDO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESCUDO mean?
- A unit of money used in Portugal before the euro and still the currency of Cape Verde.
- What letters can be added to ESCUDO?
- ESCUDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ESCUDO:
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