TOHO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. TOHO 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TOHO?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOHO is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOHO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tohosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOHO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TOHO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What does TOHO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
rare
A hunting call ordering a dog to stop and point once game has been sighted.
Toho is shouted in the field the instant a hunter or dog spots game such as a bird — not merely to inform the dog, but to make it halt and hold its point rather than rush in. Today, toho survives mainly as a historical term tied to traditional hunting practices rather than everyday speech.
How TOHO is used
Used almost exclusively in traditional or historical hunting contexts.
- The hunter shouted toho as the pheasant broke cover.
- Toho, called the guide, ordering the dog to hold still.
- The dog froze the instant it heard the toho command.
- Old hunting manuals still explain the meaning of toho.
- He taught the young dog to stop dead at a sharp toho.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOHO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOHO
The 4 tiles of TOHO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TOHO
1 longer words begin with TOHO.
Words with TOHO inside
2 words contain TOHO in the middle. Words that start with TOHO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOHO
Common questions about TOHO
- Is TOHO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TOHO is not in it.
- How many points is TOHO worth?
- TOHO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOHO mean?
- A hunting call ordering a dog to stop and point once game has been sighted.
- What letters can be added to TOHO?
- TOHO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TOHO:
Open TOHO in the Word Finder