Is SHISO valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHISO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SHISO worth?

SHISO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHISO?

SHISO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

SHISO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. SHISO 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

s1h4i1s1o1

Depends on the listSHISO · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

7points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SHISO?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.4%

Our own measure of how useful SHISO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHISO

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

shisos9

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SHISO scores

Scrabble s1h4i1s1o1 8

Words with Friends s1h3i1s1o1 7

Face value of the 5 tiles in SHISO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
h	1	2
i	1	9
o	1	8

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.

Words starting with SHISO

shisos9

1 longer words begin with SHISO.

Shorter words from the letters in SHISO

hiss7 hois7 hoss7 sohs7 isos4 his6 hoi6 hos6 ish6 ohs6 shi6 sho6 soh6 ios3 iso3 ois3 sis3 sos3 hi5 ho5 oh5 sh5 io2 is2 oi2 os2 si2 so2

Common questions about SHISO

Is SHISO valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHISO, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SHISO worth?: SHISO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SHISO?: SHISO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHISO:

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