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.
Which word lists accept OCTOTHORP?
| 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: 35 / 100
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
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.
What does OCTOTHORP mean in Scrabble?
noun
The symbol #, known more commonly as the hash sign, pound sign or number sign.
Octothorp is an unusual name for a familiar key on phones and keyboards. It is said to describe the eight points around the square, though the origin of the second half of the word is disputed.
How OCTOTHORP is used
Used mostly as a playful or technical name for the # symbol.
- Press the octothorp key to finish entering the number.
- A tag begins with an octothorp followed by a word.
- The map used an octothorp to mark each campsite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCTOTHORP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OCTOTHORP
3 longer words begin with OCTOTHORP.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTOTHORP
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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 does OCTOTHORP mean?
- The symbol #, known more commonly as the hash sign, pound sign or number sign.
- 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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