OCTOTHORPS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OCTOTHORPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OCTOTHORPS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OCTOTHORPS 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 OCTOTHORPS
No single letter turns OCTOTHORPS into another word.
How OCTOTHORPS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OCTOTHORPS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCTOTHORPS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OCTOTHORPS mean in Scrabble?
OCTOTHORPS is the plural of OCTOTHORP.
OCTOTHORP(noun) — The symbol #, known more commonly as the hash sign, pound sign or number sign.
Shorter words from the letters in OCTOTHORPS
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Common questions about OCTOTHORPS
- Is OCTOTHORPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCTOTHORPS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCTOTHORPS worth?
- OCTOTHORPS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCTOTHORPS?
- No single letter can be added to OCTOTHORPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OCTOTHORPS:
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