TOSSUP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TOSSUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOSSUP?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOSSUP is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOSSUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tossupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOSSUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TOSSUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about TOSSUP
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 TOSSUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A situation in which two outcomes are equally likely, so that the result could go either way.
People call a close race or a hard choice a tossup when nothing separates the options, as if the matter were being settled by flipping a coin. In politics, commentators say a district is a tossup when polls give neither side an edge. The word is usually written solid in American English and as toss-up with a hyphen in British writing.
How TOSSUP is used
Informal, common in sports and political commentary; often written toss-up.
- The game is a tossup until the last quarter.
- Honestly, it was a tossup between the two cafes.
- Pollsters called the seat a tossup.
- Choosing the winner of that match is a tossup.
- For dinner it was a tossup between pasta and curry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOSSUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOSSUP
The 6 tiles of TOSSUP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TOSSUP
1 longer words begin with TOSSUP.
Shorter words from the letters in TOSSUP
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Common questions about TOSSUP
- Is TOSSUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOSSUP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOSSUP worth?
- TOSSUP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOSSUP mean?
- A situation in which two outcomes are equally likely, so that the result could go either way.
- What letters can be added to TOSSUP?
- TOSSUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TOSSUP:
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