HORSEPOX is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HORSEPOX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORSEPOX?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORSEPOX is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORSEPOX
No single letter turns HORSEPOX into another word.
How HORSEPOX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HORSEPOX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORSEPOX has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HORSEPOX mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A viral disease of horses that produces blisters on the skin and in the mouth.
Horsepox is related to the pox viruses that affect other animals, and historians connect it to early smallpox vaccines. Today the illness is rare in stables.
How HORSEPOX is used
Horsepox turns up in veterinary and medical history texts.
- The vet suspected horsepox when blisters appeared on the muzzle.
- Early vaccine research mentioned horsepox.
- An outbreak of horsepox was reported in the old records.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORSEPOX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORSEPOX
1 longer words begin with HORSEPOX.
Shorter words from the letters in HORSEPOX
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Common questions about HORSEPOX
- Is HORSEPOX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORSEPOX, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORSEPOX worth?
- HORSEPOX is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORSEPOX mean?
- A viral disease of horses that produces blisters on the skin and in the mouth.
- What letters can be added to HORSEPOX?
- No single letter can be added to HORSEPOX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HORSEPOX:
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