ODE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ODE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ODE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ODE is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ODE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ODE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421.
What does ODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lyric poem addressed to a person or a thing.
Ode is Greek for a song, and the form was originally meant to be sung with a chorus dancing to it. English odes kept the elevated tone and dropped everything else, which is why they sound formal without anybody quite knowing why.
How ODE is used
Countable: an ode, two odes.
- An ode to a bird is still the best known one in English.
- The word ode is Greek for a song.
- An ode was meant to be sung and danced to.
- Two odes in the same collection on the same subject.
- The formality of an ode is a leftover from the music.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ODE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ODE
The 3 tiles of ODE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ODE
6 longer words begin with ODE.
Words ending in ODE
Showing 24 of 119 words that end in ODE. Useful as a back hook: play ODE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ODE inside
Showing 24 of 754 words that contain ODE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ODE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ODE
Common questions about ODE
- Is ODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ODE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ODE worth?
- ODE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ODE mean?
- A lyric poem addressed to a person or a thing.
- What letters can be added to ODE?
- ODE takes 9 hooks: 7 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ODE:
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