The word hoss is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • hoss n. (Southern US, slang) Pronunciation spelling of horse.
  • hoss n. (Southern US, slang) A big, strong and respected or dependable person, usually a man; one who is large like a horse.
  • hoss n. (Southern US, slang, often capitalized) Term of address for a man.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ADDRESS AND BIG CAPITALIZED DEPENDABLE FOR HORSE IS LARGE LIKE MAN OF OFTEN ONE OR PERSON PRONUNCIATION RESPECTED SLANG SOUTHERN SPELLING STRONG TERM US USUALLY WHO

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

HO HOS OS

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

OH SO SOH

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

SOHS

32 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BOSS COSS DOSS FOSS GOSS HASS HISS HOAS HOBS HODS HOES HOGS HOHS HOIS HOLS HOMS HONS HOPS HORS HOSE HOST HOTS HOWS HOYS HUSS JOSS KOSS LOSS MOSS POSS SOSS TOSS

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

HOS

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

HOSES HOSTS

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

HOSSES

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

PHOSSY

15 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+E HOSES SHOES
+G SHOGS
+I SHISO
+K SKOSH
+L SLOSH
+O SHOOS
+P SHOPS SOPHS SPOSH
+T HOSTS SHOTS SOTHS
+U HUSOS
+W SHOWS

5 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H SOS
-S HOS OHS SHO SOH

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 276 chance (0.36%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1167 chance (0.09%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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