WOJUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WOJUS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WOJUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOJUS is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOJUS
No single letter turns WOJUS into another word.
How WOJUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WOJUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What does WOJUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalIrish
Very bad, unpleasant or of poor quality.
Wojus is an Irish slang word used to complain about almost anything disappointing, from bad weather to poor service. It carries a stronger, more colourful punch than a plain word like bad, and is often used with exaggeration for comic effect. The spelling varies in casual writing, but the meaning stays firmly negative.
How WOJUS is used
Informal Irish slang, heard in everyday speech and rarely written in formal contexts.
- The food at that place was absolutely wojus.
- He described the traffic on the motorway as wojus.
- What a wojus way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
- The weather turned wojus just as the match began.
- She said the service was wojus and asked to speak to the manager.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOJUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WOJUS
Common questions about WOJUS
- Is WOJUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WOJUS is not in it.
- How many points is WOJUS worth?
- WOJUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOJUS mean?
- Very bad, unpleasant or of poor quality.
- What letters can be added to WOJUS?
- No single letter can be added to WOJUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WOJUS:
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