ODYSSEY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ODYSSEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ODYSSEY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ODYSSEY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ODYSSEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
odysseysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ODYSSEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ODYSSEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does ODYSSEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long and eventful journey or experience, or the ancient Greek epic poem about Odysseus's return home.
The word comes from the poem credited to Homer, in which Odysseus spends ten years finding his way back from Troy. Today an odyssey is any long quest full of twists, not necessarily at sea.
How ODYSSEY is used
Odyssey is spelled with a capital letter for the poem and with a small one for any long journey.
- Their trip across the continent became a year-long odyssey.
- She read the Odyssey in translation at school.
- The refugee's odyssey took him through six countries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ODYSSEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ODYSSEY
1 longer words begin with ODYSSEY.
Shorter words from the letters in ODYSSEY
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Common questions about ODYSSEY
- Is ODYSSEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ODYSSEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ODYSSEY worth?
- ODYSSEY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ODYSSEY mean?
- A long and eventful journey or experience, or the ancient Greek epic poem about Odysseus's return home.
- What letters can be added to ODYSSEY?
- ODYSSEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ODYSSEY:
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