SHOO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SHOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOO?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOO is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,505.
What stands out about SHOO
- The same 4 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 SHOO mean in Scrabble?
verb
To drive an animal or person away with a wave of the hand or a sharp word.
People shoo away pests such as flies, birds, or stray cats with quick hand motions or loud noises. The word is often paired with a sharp exclamation to reinforce the gesture.
How SHOO is used
Often used as a mild command directed at animals or unwanted visitors.
- She would shoo the pigeons off the balcony every morning.
- He tried to shoo the cat away from the fish tank.
- The farmer had to shoo the geese out of the garden.
- Shooing the flies proved useless in the summer heat.
- Grandma shooed us out of the kitchen while she baked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHOO
The 4 tiles of SHOO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHOO
Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with SHOO.
Words ending in SHOO
3 words end in SHOO. Useful as a back hook: play SHOO onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHOO inside
Showing 24 of 63 words that contain SHOO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHOO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOO
Common questions about SHOO
- Is SHOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOO, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOO worth?
- SHOO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOO mean?
- To drive an animal or person away with a wave of the hand or a sharp word.
- What letters can be added to SHOO?
- SHOO takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHOO:
Open SHOO in the Word Finder