OCTOPUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OCTOPUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCTOPUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTOPUS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTOPUS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
octopushChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OCTOPUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OCTOPUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,489 thousand.
What does OCTOPUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sea animal with a soft rounded body, no shell and eight long arms covered with suckers.
An octopus is a clever creature that can squeeze through tiny gaps, change colour to blend in, and squirt ink to escape enemies. People also eat them in many coastal cuisines.
How OCTOPUS is used
Octopus is a common everyday noun, with plural forms octopuses or octopi.
- The octopus slipped out of the tank through a small hole.
- A fisherman pulled an octopus from the rocks.
- We ordered grilled octopus at the harbour restaurant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCTOPUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OCTOPUS
The 7 tiles of OCTOPUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OCTOPUS
5 longer words begin with OCTOPUS.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTOPUS
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Common questions about OCTOPUS
- Is OCTOPUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCTOPUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCTOPUS worth?
- OCTOPUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCTOPUS mean?
- A sea animal with a soft rounded body, no shell and eight long arms covered with suckers.
- What letters can be added to OCTOPUS?
- OCTOPUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OCTOPUS:
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