OCCIPUT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OCCIPUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCCIPUT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCIPUT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCIPUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
occiputsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCCIPUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OCCIPUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does OCCIPUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The back part of the head or skull.
Doctors use occiput to point to the area around the occipital bone at the rear of the skull. In childbirth the position of the baby's occiput matters for how smoothly delivery goes. The adjective occipital is more common in daily medical talk.
How OCCIPUT is used
A formal anatomical term for the back of the skull.
- The blow landed on the occiput, just above the neck.
- A bruise had formed across the occiput.
- The midwife checked the position of the baby's occiput.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCCIPUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCCIPUT
1 longer words begin with OCCIPUT.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCIPUT
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Common questions about OCCIPUT
- Is OCCIPUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCCIPUT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCCIPUT worth?
- OCCIPUT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCCIPUT mean?
- The back part of the head or skull.
- What letters can be added to OCCIPUT?
- OCCIPUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OCCIPUT:
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