Is CHOWHOUNDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHOWHOUNDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Definition
Looking for what Chowhounds means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of ChowhoundsHooks for CHOWHOUNDS
CHOWHOUNDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CHOWHOUNDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chowhound21
- honchos15
- whoosh15
- choush14
- cohosh14
- honcho14
- shochu14
- chows13
- hooch13
- hunch13
- dhows12
- chow12
- unhoods11
- dunch11
- nohow11
- shown11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- dhow11
- hounds10
- hundos10
- swound10
- unhood10
- unshod10
- wounds10
- chons10
- cohos10
- hocus10
- hows10
- hunh10
- hush10
- show10
- codons9
- condos9
- downs9
- hoods9
- hound9
- hundo9
- woods9
- wound9
- chon9
- coho9
- cosh9
- cows9
- ouch9
- scow9
- such9
- how9
- huh9
- shh9
- who9
- codon8
- condo8
- scudo8
- shoon8
- swoon8
- swoun8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- down8
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