TOUZY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TOUZY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TOUZY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOUZY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOUZY
No single letter turns TOUZY into another word.
How TOUZY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TOUZY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does TOUZY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialect
Shaggy and unkempt in appearance, especially of hair or fur.
A touzy dog or a touzy head of hair looks as though it has never met a comb, tufted and tangled rather than smooth. The word shares its root with towze, the older verb for rumpling or tossing something about, and describes the messy result of that rough handling.
How TOUZY is used
A dialect and literary adjective; rare outside older or regional writing.
- The touzy pony shook rain from its mane.
- His touzy hair stuck up in every direction.
- A touzy terrier scampered across the yard.
- She smoothed down her touzy curls before the photo.
- The old shepherd had a touzy grey beard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOUZY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TOUZY
Common questions about TOUZY
- Is TOUZY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TOUZY is not in it.
- How many points is TOUZY worth?
- TOUZY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOUZY mean?
- Shaggy and unkempt in appearance, especially of hair or fur.
- What letters can be added to TOUZY?
- No single letter can be added to TOUZY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TOUZY:
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