Is BUQSHAS a valid word?

BUQSHAS is the plural of BUQSHA, a former coin of Yemen. With seven letters, playing it from your rack uses every tile and earns the bingo bonus in standard rules. It takes two S tiles, a B, an H, a U and an A around the Q. If BUQSHA is already on the board, the S hook makes BUQSHAS and scores the Q again. Coins like the buqsha disappeared as the rial changed, but the word lives on in the word list. Two S tiles in one play is usually a lot to spend, so save BUQSHAS for a turn when the score makes it worth it.

Before any bonus squares: B 3 + U 1 + Q 10 + S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + S 1 = 21. On a double-word square that's 42, on a triple-word 63, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and BUQSHAS is worth 41 before any word bonus.

Swap any one letter of BUQSHAS and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters B, U, Q, S, H, A and S.

BUQSHAS is the plural of BUQSHA, the old Yemeni coin. Seven tiles, so it can be a bingo.

• Q without U

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