OCTOTHORP is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. OCTOTHORP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
o1c3t1o1t1h4o1r1p3
PlayableOCTOTHORP · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept OCTOTHORP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful OCTOTHORP is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCTOTHORP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCTOTHORP scores
Scrabble o1c3t1o1t1h4o1r1p3 16
Words with Friends o1c4t1o1t1h3o1r1p4 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in OCTOTHORP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCTOTHORP has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OCTOTHORP
3 longer words begin with OCTOTHORP.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTOTHORP
cohort11 hotpot11 toroth9 pooch12 porch12 potch12 chott10 photo10 rotch10 thorp10 torch10 coopt9 ortho8 thoro8 tooth8 troth8 poort7 potoo7 potto7 proto7 troop7 torot5 chop11 coho9 coth9 hoop9 phot9 pooh9 roch9 toph9 coop8 crop8 poco8 hoor7 hoot7 thro7 toho7 coot6 cott6 poor6
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Common questions about OCTOTHORP
- Is OCTOTHORP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCTOTHORP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCTOTHORP worth?
- OCTOTHORP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCTOTHORP?
- OCTOTHORP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OCTOTHORP:
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