Is SCHMOOZE a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — SCHMOOZE is a valid Scrabble word worth 24 points.
SCHMOOZE appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
SCHMOOZE — Definition
to gossip
Part of speech: a noun
SCHMOOZE — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
SCHMOOZE is worth 24 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Z | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| H | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| M | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | ||
SCHMOOZE in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how SCHMOOZE fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | SCHMOOZE valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | No |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | No |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | No |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is SCHMOOZE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCHMOOZE is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 24 Scrabble points.
What does SCHMOOZE mean in Scrabble?
SCHMOOZE is a noun as: to gossip.
How many points is SCHMOOZE worth in Scrabble?
SCHMOOZE is worth 24points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: O=1 (×2), Z=10, H=4, C=3, M=3, E=1, S=1.