OCCIPITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. OCCIPITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCCIPITAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCIPITAL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCIPITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
occipitalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCCIPITAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OCCIPITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCCIPITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OCCIPITAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Of or at the occiput, the back of the skull; used of the occipital bone, the occipital lobe of the brain and nearby structures.
The occipital bone forms the lower back of the skull, and the occipital lobe of the brain beneath it handles vision. Injury to this area may cause blind patches or odd visual effects. The term is standard in anatomy.
How OCCIPITAL is used
Occipital is used in anatomy and medicine, for example in occipital lobe or occipital bone.
- The scan showed damage to the occipital lobe.
- She felt a throbbing pain at the occipital region of her head.
- The occipital bone protects the back of the brain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCCIPITAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCCIPITAL
2 longer words begin with OCCIPITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCIPITAL
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Common questions about OCCIPITAL
- Is OCCIPITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCCIPITAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCCIPITAL worth?
- OCCIPITAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCCIPITAL mean?
- Of or at the occiput, the back of the skull; used of the occipital bone, the occipital lobe of the brain and nearby structures.
- What letters can be added to OCCIPITAL?
- OCCIPITAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OCCIPITAL:
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