OCTASTICHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. OCTASTICHS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OCTASTICHS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTASTICHS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTASTICHS
No single letter turns OCTASTICHS into another word.
How OCTASTICHS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OCTASTICHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCTASTICHS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of OCTASTICHS
The 10 tiles of OCTASTICHS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTASTICHS
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Common questions about OCTASTICHS
- Is OCTASTICHS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OCTASTICHS is not in it.
- How many points is OCTASTICHS worth?
- OCTASTICHS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCTASTICHS?
- No single letter can be added to OCTASTICHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OCTASTICHS:
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