UHURU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. UHURU 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UHURU?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UHURU is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UHURU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
uhurusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UHURU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in UHURU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What stands out about UHURU
- UHURU begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with UHURU
1 longer words begin with UHURU.
Words ending in UHURU
1 words end in UHURU. Useful as a back hook: play UHURU onto a word already on the board.
Words with UHURU inside
1 words contain UHURU in the middle. Words that start with UHURU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in UHURU
Common questions about UHURU
- Is UHURU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UHURU is not in it.
- How many points is UHURU worth?
- UHURU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UHURU?
- UHURU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of UHURU:
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