OEDIPEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OEDIPEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OEDIPEAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OEDIPEAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OEDIPEAN
No single letter turns OEDIPEAN into another word.
How OEDIPEAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OEDIPEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OEDIPEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OEDIPEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to Oedipus, or to the feelings of a child toward a parent.
Oedipean points back to the Greek hero who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. Psychologists use it for a child's rivalry with one parent for the affection of the other. In literary criticism it can also mean skilled at solving riddles.
How OEDIPEAN is used
Used in psychology and literary criticism; the form Oedipal is more common.
- The critic found an Oedipean theme in the play.
- Freud described an Oedipean conflict in early childhood.
- The novel has an almost Oedipean plot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OEDIPEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OEDIPEAN
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Common questions about OEDIPEAN
- Is OEDIPEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OEDIPEAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OEDIPEAN worth?
- OEDIPEAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OEDIPEAN mean?
- Relating to Oedipus, or to the feelings of a child toward a parent.
- What letters can be added to OEDIPEAN?
- No single letter can be added to OEDIPEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OEDIPEAN:
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