JOSH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JOSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOSH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOSH is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOSH
No single letter turns JOSH into another word.
How JOSH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JOSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does JOSH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To tease somebody good-naturedly.
Josh is American and dates from the 1840s, with no agreed origin: a first name is one suggestion and a blend of joke and bosh is another. It has stayed mild throughout, which is unusual for a word about teasing.
How JOSH is used
Joshed, joshing. Informal.
- They joshed him about the car for a fortnight.
- The word josh has no agreed origin.
- Joshing somebody is affectionate and mocking at once.
- A josh that lands wrong becomes an argument.
- Josh has stayed mild for nearly two centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOSH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOSH
7 longer words begin with JOSH.
Shorter words from the letters in JOSH
Common questions about JOSH
- Is JOSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOSH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOSH worth?
- JOSH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOSH mean?
- To tease somebody good-naturedly.
- What letters can be added to JOSH?
- No single letter can be added to JOSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JOSH:
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