ZHOS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZHOS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ZHOS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZHOS is to know. It scores 16 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZHOS
Front hooks — 1
dzhosBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ZHOS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZHOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What stands out about ZHOS
- ZHOS scores 16 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words ending in ZHOS
1 words end in ZHOS. Useful as a back hook: play ZHOS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ZHOS
Common questions about ZHOS
- Is ZHOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZHOS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZHOS worth?
- ZHOS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZHOS?
- ZHOS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZHOS:
Open ZHOS in the Word Finder