HOROSCOPE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOROSCOPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOROSCOPE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOROSCOPE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOROSCOPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
horoscopesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOROSCOPE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOROSCOPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOROSCOPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOROSCOPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An astrologer's forecast based on the positions of the stars and planets, especially at a person's birth.
Most people meet a horoscope as a short daily prediction in a newspaper or online, grouped by birth sign. Strictly, a horoscope can also be a full birth chart showing where the planets stood at the moment of a birth. Scientists regard its predictions as unproven.
How HOROSCOPE is used
Used for astrological forecasts and charts.
- She read her horoscope over breakfast.
- The horoscope promised good luck in money matters.
- An astrologer drew up his horoscope from his birth date.
- He laughed at the vague horoscope in the magazine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOROSCOPE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOROSCOPE
1 longer words begin with HOROSCOPE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOROSCOPE
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Common questions about HOROSCOPE
- Is HOROSCOPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOROSCOPE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOROSCOPE worth?
- HOROSCOPE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOROSCOPE mean?
- An astrologer's forecast based on the positions of the stars and planets, especially at a person's birth.
- What letters can be added to HOROSCOPE?
- HOROSCOPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOROSCOPE:
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