OCCULTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. OCCULTNESS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OCCULTNESS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCULTNESS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCULTNESS
No single letter turns OCCULTNESS into another word.
How OCCULTNESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OCCULTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCCULTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OCCULTNESS
1 longer words begin with OCCULTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCULTNESS
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Common questions about OCCULTNESS
- Is OCCULTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCCULTNESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCCULTNESS worth?
- OCCULTNESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCCULTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to OCCULTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OCCULTNESS:
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