POSHOS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POSHOS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POSHOS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSHOS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSHOS
No single letter turns POSHOS into another word.
How POSHOS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POSHOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,774 thousand.
What does POSHOS mean in Scrabble?
POSHOS is the plural of POSHO.
POSHO(noun) — Maize flour, and the firm cooked block made from it, from the Swahili word for a daily ration.
Shorter words from the letters in POSHOS
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Common questions about POSHOS
- Is POSHOS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POSHOS is not in it.
- How many points is POSHOS worth?
- POSHOS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POSHOS?
- No single letter can be added to POSHOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POSHOS:
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