OAKMOSS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OAKMOSS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OAKMOSS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OAKMOSS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OAKMOSS
No single letter turns OAKMOSS into another word.
How OAKMOSS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OAKMOSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,294 thousand.
What does OAKMOSS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A pale grey-green lichen that grows on oak and other trees and is used in making perfume.
Oakmoss is not a true moss but a lichen, a partnership of fungus and alga. Perfumers extract a dark, earthy scent from it to anchor chypre and fougere fragrances. Its use is now limited in some countries because it can cause skin allergies.
How OAKMOSS is used
Used in botany and in the perfume trade for the lichen and its scented extract.
- Oakmoss gives the perfume its deep, forest-floor smell.
- Hikers noticed oakmoss draping the branches of old trees.
- The label listed oakmoss among the ingredients that may trigger allergies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OAKMOSS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OAKMOSS
1 longer words begin with OAKMOSS.
Shorter words from the letters in OAKMOSS
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Common questions about OAKMOSS
- Is OAKMOSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OAKMOSS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OAKMOSS worth?
- OAKMOSS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OAKMOSS mean?
- A pale grey-green lichen that grows on oak and other trees and is used in making perfume.
- What letters can be added to OAKMOSS?
- No single letter can be added to OAKMOSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OAKMOSS:
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