OOH is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. OOH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOH?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOH is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OOH scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OOH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,888.
What stands out about OOH
- The same 3 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 OOH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An exclamation of pleasure, surprise or admiration.
Ooh works in pairs far more than alone: oohs and aahs is the fixed phrase, and a display that produces neither has failed. The number of letters carries the strength, which is the rule for every written noise in English without exception.
How OOH is used
Stands alone. Also a verb — to ooh and aah.
- Ooh, that is colder than it looks.
- The crowd oohed at the third rocket and not the first two.
- A display that gets no ooh has not worked.
- She said ooh and reached for another one.
- The word ooh gains force with every extra letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OOH
The 3 tiles of OOH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OOH
4 longer words begin with OOH.
Words ending in OOH
2 words end in OOH. Useful as a back hook: play OOH onto a word already on the board.
Words with OOH inside
18 words contain OOH in the middle. Words that start with OOH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OOH
Common questions about OOH
- Is OOH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOH, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOH worth?
- OOH is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOH mean?
- An exclamation of pleasure, surprise or admiration.
- What letters can be added to OOH?
- OOH takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OOH:
Open OOH in the Word Finder