ODD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ODD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ODD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ODD is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ODD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oddsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ODD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ODD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does ODD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not what is expected; peculiar.
Odd meaning not divisible by two came first, and the sense of strangeness followed from the idea of a thing left over without a pair. That is also where the odds in betting come from, and the link is easiest to see in an odd sock.
How ODD is used
Before and after the noun. Also odds, a plural noun.
- An odd number cannot be halved without a remainder.
- She said something odd and then changed the subject.
- One odd sock in every wash and never the same colour.
- The word odd meant unpaired before it meant strange.
- Oddly enough, nobody had checked the obvious thing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ODD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ODD
The 3 tiles of ODD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ODD
17 longer words begin with ODD.
Words with ODD inside
Showing 24 of 219 words that contain ODD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ODD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ODD
Common questions about ODD
- Is ODD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ODD, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ODD worth?
- ODD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ODD mean?
- Not what is expected; peculiar.
- What letters can be added to ODD?
- ODD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ODD:
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