Is QOPH a valid word?

QOPH is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also spelled KOPH. Both spellings are valid, and both take an S. QOPH is a favorite of strong players because it carries two high-value tiles, the 10-point Q and the 4-point H, with only an O and a P around them, so it is worth 18 points before any bonus squares. The Hebrew letters on the list are worth knowing as a set: ALEPH, BETH, HETH, KAPH, LAMED, MEM, NUN, PE, QOPH, RESH, SHIN and more. In the Hebrew alphabet it stands for the number one hundred, and its shape is said to look like the back of a head.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 = 18. On a double-word square that's 36, on a triple-word 54, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QOPH is worth 38 before any word bonus.

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

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

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, O, P and H.

QOPH is a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also spelled KOPH. With Q and H, it is worth 18 before bonuses.

• Q without U

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