Is QOPHS a valid word?

QOPHS is the plural of QOPH, a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is also spelled KOPH. The value of the word is in the hook: if QOPH is on the board, an S on the end turns it into QOPHS and counts the Q and the H again for whoever adds it. QOPHS is also a good five-tile play from your own rack, with the Q needing no U and the S free to start a word running the other way. The Hebrew alphabet has twenty-two letters, and QOPH comes near the end, just before RESH and SHIN. Each Hebrew letter also stands for a number, and qoph stands for one hundred.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + S 1 = 19. On a double-word square that's 38, on a triple-word 57, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QOPHS is worth 39 before any word bonus.

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

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

QOPHS is the plural of QOPH, the Hebrew letter. Add the S to QOPH and score the Q and H again.

• Q without U

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