OARLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OARLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OARLESS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OARLESS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OARLESS
No single letter turns OARLESS into another word.
How OARLESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OARLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about OARLESS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OARLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Having no oars.
Oarless is the word for a rowing boat that has lost its oars or never had any. Poets use it to suggest helplessness, a craft left to drift where the water takes it.
How OARLESS is used
Oarless is an uncommon descriptive adjective, mostly in stories and poetry.
- The oarless boat drifted toward the rocks.
- They were stranded in an oarless dinghy.
- An oarless rowlock hung over the side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OARLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OARLESS
The 7 tiles of OARLESS in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OARLESS
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Common questions about OARLESS
- Is OARLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OARLESS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OARLESS worth?
- OARLESS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OARLESS mean?
- Having no oars.
- What letters can be added to OARLESS?
- No single letter can be added to OARLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OARLESS:
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