SCHUSS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCHUSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHUSS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHUSS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHUSS
No single letter turns SCHUSS into another word.
How SCHUSS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCHUSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,626 thousand.
What stands out about SCHUSS
- SCHUSS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SCHUSS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCHUSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fast, straight run down a ski slope, taken without turning or braking.
The word schuss was borrowed from German, where it means a shot or a rush, and skiers adopted it early in the twentieth century. A schuss is judged by nerve and tuck position rather than by technique through turns. It also works as a verb, to schuss, meaning to ski a slope in exactly this way.
How SCHUSS is used
Used by skiers and ski writers, often about the steepest, straightest part of a downhill course.
- The racers took the final schuss to the finish line at full speed.
- A long schuss across the glacier left her legs shaking.
- He crouched low and committed to the schuss without a single turn.
- The slope ended in a short schuss that gave the crowd a thrill.
- Every guide warned us that the last schuss was icy and fast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHUSS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCHUSS
7 longer words begin with SCHUSS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHUSS
Common questions about SCHUSS
- Is SCHUSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHUSS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHUSS worth?
- SCHUSS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHUSS mean?
- A fast, straight run down a ski slope, taken without turning or braking.
- What letters can be added to SCHUSS?
- No single letter can be added to SCHUSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCHUSS:
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