WAZOO is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAZOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAZOO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAZOO is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAZOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wazoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAZOO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAZOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,380.
What does WAZOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
slanghumorous
A person's buttocks, used mostly in casual or joking speech.
Wazoo is heard almost entirely in the fixed phrase out the wazoo, meaning an abundance of something, though the word itself simply names the rear end of the body. Its playful, slightly absurd sound keeps it firmly in casual speech rather than formal writing.
How WAZOO is used
Informal American slang; common in speech and casual writing, avoided in formal contexts.
- He complained about paperwork coming out the wazoo.
- The kids giggled at the silly word wazoo.
- She joked that the office had rules out the wazoo.
- The comedian built a whole routine around the word wazoo.
- After the fall, he rubbed his wazoo and laughed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAZOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAZOO
1 longer words begin with WAZOO.
Shorter words from the letters in WAZOO
Common questions about WAZOO
- Is WAZOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAZOO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAZOO worth?
- WAZOO is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAZOO mean?
- A person's buttocks, used mostly in casual or joking speech.
- What letters can be added to WAZOO?
- WAZOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAZOO:
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