VOODOO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VOODOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOODOO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOODOO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOODOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
voodoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOODOO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VOODOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,129 thousand.
What stands out about VOODOO
- The letter O appears four times in VOODOO.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VOODOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A religion of West African origin practised mainly in Haiti and parts of the Caribbean and the southern United States, mixing African and Catholic elements.
The religion centres on spirits and ancestors, with ceremonies led by priests and priestesses that include music, drumming and dance. Popular films and novels have turned the word into a byword for spells and dolls, which gives a distorted picture of the faith. In everyday speech voodoo is also used loosely for any dubious belief, as in voodoo economics.
How VOODOO is used
The religion is also spelled vodou or vodun; the figurative use is informal.
- She studied the history of voodoo in Haiti for her thesis.
- The festival included drumming and dances rooted in voodoo.
- Writers often treat voodoo as nothing more than a source of horror plots.
- The museum has a section on voodoo altars and ritual objects.
- He dismissed the forecast as voodoo and trusted only the data.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOODOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOODOO
8 longer words begin with VOODOO.
Shorter words from the letters in VOODOO
Common questions about VOODOO
- Is VOODOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOODOO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOODOO worth?
- VOODOO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOODOO mean?
- A religion of West African origin practised mainly in Haiti and parts of the Caribbean and the southern United States, mixing African and Catholic elements.
- What letters can be added to VOODOO?
- VOODOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VOODOO:
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