OCULARIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OCULARIST 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 OCULARIST?
| 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 OCULARIST is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCULARIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ocularistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OCULARIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OCULARIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCULARIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OCULARIST
- All 9 letters of OCULARIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OCULARIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A specialist who designs, makes and fits artificial eyes for people who have lost an eye.
An ocularist paints each prosthesis by hand so that it closely matches the remaining eye, down to tiny blood vessels. The work blends medical knowledge with the skill of an artist.
How OCULARIST is used
Used in healthcare and prosthetics, usually about a person who works with a patient over several visits.
- The ocularist spent an hour matching the colour of the new eye to the old one.
- After the accident she visited an ocularist to be fitted with a prosthesis.
- Training as an ocularist takes years of study and practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OCULARIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OCULARIST
The 9 tiles of OCULARIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OCULARIST
1 longer words begin with OCULARIST.
Shorter words from the letters in OCULARIST
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Common questions about OCULARIST
- Is OCULARIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OCULARIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OCULARIST worth?
- OCULARIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OCULARIST mean?
- A specialist who designs, makes and fits artificial eyes for people who have lost an eye.
- What letters can be added to OCULARIST?
- OCULARIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OCULARIST:
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