OCCASIONALIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. OCCASIONALIST 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OCCASIONALIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCASIONALIST is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCASIONALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
occasionalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCCASIONALIST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in OCCASIONALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCCASIONALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OCCASIONALIST
1 longer words begin with OCCASIONALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCASIONALIST
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Common questions about OCCASIONALIST
- Is OCCASIONALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OCCASIONALIST is not in it.
- How many points is OCCASIONALIST worth?
- OCCASIONALIST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCCASIONALIST?
- OCCASIONALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of OCCASIONALIST:
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