OCTOROON is valid in North America, not in Collins — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. OCTOROON is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OCTOROON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTOROON is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTOROON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
octoroonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCTOROON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OCTOROON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 4 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCTOROON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OCTOROON
- The letter O appears four times in OCTOROON.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with OCTOROON
1 longer words begin with OCTOROON.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTOROON
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Common questions about OCTOROON
- Is OCTOROON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OCTOROON is not in it.
- How many points is OCTOROON worth?
- OCTOROON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCTOROON?
- OCTOROON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OCTOROON:
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