REDHORSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REDHORSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDHORSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDHORSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDHORSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redhorsesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDHORSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REDHORSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDHORSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REDHORSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanzoology
A North American freshwater sucker fish with reddish fins, belonging to the genus Moxostoma.
Anglers meet the redhorse in clear rivers and streams, where it feeds along the bottom. A redhorse looks somewhat like a carp but has a toothless, downturned mouth. Several species exist and are told apart mainly by scale counts and head shape.
How REDHORSE is used
Used by anglers and biologists in the United States and Canada.
- He pulled a silver redhorse from the shallows of the river.
- The redhorse spawns over gravel in the spring.
- A school of redhorse drifted below the old mill dam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDHORSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REDHORSE
1 longer words begin with REDHORSE.
Shorter words from the letters in REDHORSE
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Common questions about REDHORSE
- Is REDHORSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDHORSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDHORSE worth?
- REDHORSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDHORSE mean?
- A North American freshwater sucker fish with reddish fins, belonging to the genus Moxostoma.
- What letters can be added to REDHORSE?
- REDHORSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REDHORSE:
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