SOUKOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SOUKOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOUKOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOUKOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOUKOUS
No single letter turns SOUKOUS into another word.
How SOUKOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SOUKOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,881 thousand.
What stands out about SOUKOUS
- SOUKOUS 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 SOUKOUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A style of lively African dance music, with bright interlocking guitars, that grew out of Congolese rumba.
Soukous is known for fast rhythms and flowing guitar lines that invite dancing. It came out of Congo and spread through clubs in Paris and London. Musicians such as Franco and Tabu Ley shaped its sound.
How SOUKOUS is used
A music-genre name; used in music writing and for the dance itself.
- The band played soukous until midnight and nobody sat down.
- Soukous guitarists are known for their quick, bright runs.
- She collects old soukous records from Kinshasa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOUKOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOUKOUS
1 longer words begin with SOUKOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SOUKOUS
Common questions about SOUKOUS
- Is SOUKOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOUKOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOUKOUS worth?
- SOUKOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOUKOUS mean?
- A style of lively African dance music, with bright interlocking guitars, that grew out of Congolese rumba.
- What letters can be added to SOUKOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SOUKOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SOUKOUS:
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