WAHOO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WAHOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAHOO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAHOO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAHOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wahoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAHOO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAHOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 74,690.
What does WAHOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A large, fast-swimming saltwater fish related to the mackerel, prized by anglers for both sport and its firm flesh.
The wahoo lives in warm and tropical seas around the world and is known among fishermen for its sudden bursts of speed when hooked, making it a popular target for sport fishing. Its long slender body and sharp teeth mark it out from other members of the mackerel family, and its meat is often grilled or used raw in dishes such as ceviche. The same word wahoo is also used informally as a shout of excitement, though the fish is the sense most anglers and cooks mean by wahoo. Fishing guides in the Caribbean and the Pacific regularly list wahoo alongside tuna and marlin as a prize catch.
How WAHOO is used
Used mainly in fishing and cooking contexts in North America and the Caribbean; the same spelling also serves as an exclamation of delight.
- The crew reeled in a wahoo weighing over twenty kilograms.
- Grilled wahoo appeared on the restaurant's specials board.
- He shouted wahoo as the boat sped away from the dock.
- Sport fishermen travel south each year to catch wahoo.
- The recipe called for fresh wahoo instead of tuna.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAHOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAHOO
1 longer words begin with WAHOO.
Shorter words from the letters in WAHOO
Common questions about WAHOO
- Is WAHOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAHOO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAHOO worth?
- WAHOO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAHOO mean?
- A large, fast-swimming saltwater fish related to the mackerel, prized by anglers for both sport and its firm flesh.
- What letters can be added to WAHOO?
- WAHOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAHOO:
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