XU is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. XU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept XU?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XU is to know. It scores 9 from 2 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XU
No single letter turns XU into another word.
How XU scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in XU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,238.
What stands out about XU
- Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a X, and XU is one of them.
- At 9 points, XU is among the ten highest-scoring 2-letter words we list.
- XU is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does XU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A former unit of money of Vietnam, worth a hundredth of a dong.
How XU is used
- A handful of xu bought very little by then.
- The coin was marked in xu on both faces.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of XU and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words with XU inside
Showing 24 of 259 words that contain XU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with XU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about XU
- Is XU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XU worth?
- XU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does XU mean?
- A former unit of money of Vietnam, worth a hundredth of a dong.
- What letters can be added to XU?
- No single letter can be added to XU to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of XU:
Open XU in the Word Finder