HUZZA is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. HUZZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUZZA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUZZA is to know. It scores 26 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUZZA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUZZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HUZZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. HUZZA needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about HUZZA
- Two Zs in one word: HUZZA doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- HUZZA scores 26 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
- HUZZA averages 5.2 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HUZZA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
Used as a shout of joy, triumph, or approval; an old-fashioned form of hurrah.
Huzza is the older ancestor of hurrah, a cry raised by crowds, soldiers, or sailors to celebrate a victory or greet good news. It can also be used as a noun for the cheer itself or as a verb meaning to raise such a cheer, but today it reads as deliberately old-fashioned or ceremonial.
How HUZZA is used
Archaic; found in older literature, historical fiction, and ceremonial re-enactment rather than modern speech.
- The crowd gave a great huzza as the ship set sail.
- Huzza rang out across the square at the announcement.
- The soldiers answered their captain with a hearty huzza.
- Three cheers and a huzza greeted the winning team.
- He raised his glass and called for a huzza.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUZZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUZZA
7 longer words begin with HUZZA.
Shorter words from the letters in HUZZA
Common questions about HUZZA
- Is HUZZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUZZA, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUZZA worth?
- HUZZA is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUZZA mean?
- Used as a shout of joy, triumph, or approval; an old-fashioned form of hurrah.
- What letters can be added to HUZZA?
- HUZZA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HUZZA:
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