OCTA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. OCTA 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OCTA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCTA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OCTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about OCTA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OCTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit used in weather reports for the amount of sky covered by cloud, equal to one eighth of the whole sky; also spelled okta.
Meteorologists divide the sky into eight equal parts and count how many of them are covered by cloud, and each of those eighths is an octa. A forecast reading of eight octas means the sky is completely overcast, while zero means a perfectly clear sky.
How OCTA is used
Countable: one octa, eight octas. Chiefly technical; also spelled okta.
- The station recorded seven octa of cloud at noon.
- A reading of eight octa means total overcast.
- Forecasters count cloud cover in octa rather than in percent.
- One octa of clear sky appeared just before sunset.
- The chart shows octa readings taken every three hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OCTA
The 4 tiles of OCTA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OCTA
Showing 24 of 65 words that begin with OCTA.
Words with OCTA inside
Showing 24 of 30 words that contain OCTA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OCTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTA
Common questions about OCTA
- Is OCTA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OCTA is not in it.
- How many points is OCTA worth?
- OCTA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCTA mean?
- A unit used in weather reports for the amount of sky covered by cloud, equal to one eighth of the whole sky; also spelled okta.
- What letters can be added to OCTA?
- OCTA takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OCTA:
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