ODEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ODEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ODEUM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ODEUM is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ODEUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
odeumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ODEUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ODEUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What does ODEUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A building used for musical and vocal performances, especially in ancient Greece and Rome, or, more broadly, a concert hall.
Ancient Greek and Roman cities built an odeum as a smaller, roofed companion to the open-air theatre, designed specifically for music competitions, poetry recitals and rehearsals rather than large dramatic performances. The word passed into English via Latin odeum from the Greek oideion, itself built on oide, meaning song, the same root that gives English ode and melody. Long after antiquity, architects revived the term for concert halls and small theatres, so modern cities still name grand music venues odeum or the related odeon.
How ODEUM is used
A historical and somewhat formal term, met in writing about ancient architecture and occasionally used as the proper name of a modern theatre or concert hall.
- Ruins of the ancient odeum still stand near the agora.
- Musicians once competed for prizes inside the crowded odeum.
- The city built a modern odeum for orchestral concerts.
- Archaeologists mapped the seating rows of the old odeum.
- A recital was held in the restored Roman odeum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ODEUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ODEUM
1 longer words begin with ODEUM.
Words ending in ODEUM
3 words end in ODEUM. Useful as a back hook: play ODEUM onto a word already on the board.
Words with ODEUM inside
3 words contain ODEUM in the middle. Words that start with ODEUM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ODEUM
Common questions about ODEUM
- Is ODEUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ODEUM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ODEUM worth?
- ODEUM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ODEUM mean?
- A building used for musical and vocal performances, especially in ancient Greece and Rome, or, more broadly, a concert hall.
- What letters can be added to ODEUM?
- ODEUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ODEUM:
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