OCCASION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OCCASION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCCASION?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCASION is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCASION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
occasionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCCASION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OCCASION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCCASION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OCCASION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A particular time when something happens, or a special event such as a celebration.
An occasion can be a single moment, such as the first time you met someone, or a grand event like a wedding. The word also means a good reason, as in having no occasion to complain.
How OCCASION is used
Occasion is common in phrases such as on this occasion, on occasion and rise to the occasion.
- On one occasion the train never arrived at all.
- The wedding was a joyful occasion for the whole family.
- He has had no occasion to regret his choice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCCASION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCCASION
13 longer words begin with OCCASION.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCASION
Showing 40 of 99. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about OCCASION
- Is OCCASION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCCASION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCCASION worth?
- OCCASION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCCASION mean?
- A particular time when something happens, or a special event such as a celebration.
- What letters can be added to OCCASION?
- OCCASION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OCCASION:
Open OCCASION in the Word Finder