ZHOMO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZHOMO 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZHOMO?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZHOMO is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZHOMO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zhomosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZHOMO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZHOMO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 672,210.
What stands out about ZHOMO
- ZHOMO scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZHOMO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyregional
The female of the zho, a hybrid animal bred from a yak and domestic cattle.
In Himalayan and Tibetan herding communities, crossbreeding a yak with domestic cattle produces a hybrid known as a zho. The female of that cross is specifically called a zhomo, and she is valued for producing more milk than a purebred female yak.
How ZHOMO is used
Technical, regional term used in accounts of Himalayan and Tibetan animal husbandry; rare outside that context.
- The herder kept several zhomo for their rich milk.
- A zhomo yields more milk than a female yak.
- Villagers in the highlands prize the zhomo above other cattle crosses.
- The market sold butter churned from zhomo milk.
- Breeding a zhomo means crossing a yak bull with a domestic cow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZHOMO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZHOMO
1 longer words begin with ZHOMO.
Shorter words from the letters in ZHOMO
Common questions about ZHOMO
- Is ZHOMO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZHOMO is not in it.
- How many points is ZHOMO worth?
- ZHOMO is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZHOMO mean?
- The female of the zho, a hybrid animal bred from a yak and domestic cattle.
- What letters can be added to ZHOMO?
- ZHOMO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZHOMO:
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