TOSA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TOSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOSA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOSA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOSA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tosasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOSA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TOSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about TOSA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 TOSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large, heavily built Japanese dog breed with a short, smooth coat, originally developed for dogfighting.
The tosa was bred in Japan by crossing local fighting dogs with large Western breeds such as the mastiff and bulldog, producing a powerful animal once kept mainly for organised dog matches. Today the tosa is better known as a guard dog and is recognised as a distinct breed by kennel clubs.
How TOSA is used
Used as an ordinary breed name, written with a lower-case letter like poodle or spaniel.
- The tosa stood almost as tall as a small pony.
- Breeders praise the tosa for its calm loyalty toward its own family.
- A tosa needs an experienced owner because of its size and strength.
- The shelter rarely receives a tosa, since the breed remains uncommon outside Japan.
- He compared the quiet tosa in the yard to the noisy terrier next door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOSA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOSA
The 4 tiles of TOSA in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TOSA
1 longer words begin with TOSA.
Words ending in TOSA
2 words end in TOSA. Useful as a back hook: play TOSA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOSA inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain TOSA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TOSA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOSA
Common questions about TOSA
- Is TOSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOSA, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOSA worth?
- TOSA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOSA mean?
- A large, heavily built Japanese dog breed with a short, smooth coat, originally developed for dogfighting.
- What letters can be added to TOSA?
- TOSA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TOSA:
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