WHOSO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WHOSO 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 WHOSO?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOSO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOSO
No single letter turns WHOSO into another word.
How WHOSO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHOSO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 168,053.
What stands out about WHOSO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHOSO mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
archaic
An old word meaning whoever, used to introduce a general statement about any person who does something.
Whoso appears throughout early modern English, especially in proverbs, sermons and translations of the Bible, where it introduces a general moral truth. The word combines who with the old suffix so, a way of forming indefinite pronouns that also produced words like whatso. Modern English has replaced whoso almost entirely with whoever, so the older word now signals a deliberately formal, biblical or antique tone when it appears in writing. Because of this association, whoso is mainly encountered today in quotations, hymns or writing that imitates an older style.
How WHOSO is used
Archaic; found mainly in older proverbs, scripture and writing that deliberately imitates an antique style.
- Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall into it, warns the old proverb.
- The sermon began with whoso hath ears, let him hear.
- Whoso seeks the truth must first be willing to listen.
- The translator kept whoso in the verse to preserve its old tone.
- Whoso enters here must leave all doubt behind, read the inscription.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOSO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHOSO
The 5 tiles of WHOSO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WHOSO
1 longer words begin with WHOSO.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOSO
Common questions about WHOSO
- Is WHOSO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOSO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOSO worth?
- WHOSO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOSO mean?
- An old word meaning whoever, used to introduce a general statement about any person who does something.
- What letters can be added to WHOSO?
- No single letter can be added to WHOSO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHOSO:
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