OCTACHORD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. OCTACHORD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
o1c3t1a1c3h4o1r1d2
PlayableOCTACHORD · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept OCTACHORD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful OCTACHORD is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTACHORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
octachordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCTACHORD scores
Scrabble o1c3t1a1c3h4o1r1d2 17
Words with Friends o1c4t1a1c4h3o1r1d2 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in OCTACHORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCTACHORD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OCTACHORD
2 longer words begin with OCTACHORD.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTACHORD
cathood13 coactor11 caroch13 cootch13 cratch13 crotch13 chador12 chorda12 accord11 cahoot11 cohort11 orchat11 dhoora10 hotrod10 doctor9 catch12 chaco12 choco12 coach12 cooch12 adhoc11 chado11 chard11 chord11 docht11 achoo10 chart10 chota10 orach10 ratch10 roach10 rotch10 tacho10 torch10 coact9 cocoa9 hoard9 hoord9 draco8 octad8
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Common questions about OCTACHORD
- Is OCTACHORD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OCTACHORD is not in it.
- How many points is OCTACHORD worth?
- OCTACHORD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCTACHORD?
- OCTACHORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OCTACHORD:
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