ZHOOSHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZHOOSHES 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ZHOOSHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZHOOSHES is to know. It scores 23 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZHOOSHES
No single letter turns ZHOOSHES into another word.
How ZHOOSHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZHOOSHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZHOOSHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZHOOSHES mean in Scrabble?
ZHOOSHES is the present-tense form of ZHOOSH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in ZHOOSHES
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Common questions about ZHOOSHES
- Is ZHOOSHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZHOOSHES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZHOOSHES worth?
- ZHOOSHES is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZHOOSHES?
- No single letter can be added to ZHOOSHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZHOOSHES:
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