OCCUPANCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. OCCUPANCES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OCCUPANCES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCCUPANCES is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCUPANCES
No single letter turns OCCUPANCES into another word.
How OCCUPANCES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OCCUPANCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. OCCUPANCES needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCUPANCES
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Common questions about OCCUPANCES
- Is OCCUPANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OCCUPANCES is not in it.
- How many points is OCCUPANCES worth?
- OCCUPANCES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCCUPANCES?
- No single letter can be added to OCCUPANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OCCUPANCES:
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