OCCULT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OCCULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCCULT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCULT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
occultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCCULT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OCCULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What does OCCULT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Concerned with hidden, mystical or supernatural forces, or kept secret from ordinary view.
The occult covers practices such as astrology, alchemy and ritual magic that claim access to knowledge not open to the general public. The word comes from the Latin for hidden, and that older sense survives in medicine, where occult blood means blood present in tiny amounts that can be found only by a laboratory test. Astronomers also use the verb to occult, for one body passing in front of another and hiding it.
How OCCULT is used
As a noun, the occult names the whole field of hidden arts; as an adjective it also appears in medical and astronomical writing.
- She collected old books on occult symbols and secret societies.
- The doctor ordered a test for occult blood in the sample.
- His interest in the occult began with a book on tarot cards.
- The film mixes a detective story with occult rituals.
- The moon will occult the bright star for a few minutes tonight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCCULT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCCULT
14 longer words begin with OCCULT.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCULT
Common questions about OCCULT
- Is OCCULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCCULT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCCULT worth?
- OCCULT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCCULT mean?
- Concerned with hidden, mystical or supernatural forces, or kept secret from ordinary view.
- What letters can be added to OCCULT?
- OCCULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OCCULT:
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