OBSERVATOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBSERVATOR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBSERVATOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSERVATOR is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSERVATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBSERVATOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBSERVATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSERVATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OBSERVATOR
3 longer words begin with OBSERVATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in OBSERVATOR
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Common questions about OBSERVATOR
- Is OBSERVATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBSERVATOR is not in it.
- How many points is OBSERVATOR worth?
- OBSERVATOR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBSERVATOR?
- OBSERVATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBSERVATOR:
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