OLDEN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. OLDEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLDEN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLDEN is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLDEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLDEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OLDEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,169.
What does OLDEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryarchaic
Belonging to a former or distant time; old, especially as remembered fondly or with nostalgia.
Olden survives today mainly in the fixed phrase the olden days, describing a vaguely earlier era rather than a specific date. It once also functioned as a verb meaning to grow old, though that use has almost entirely disappeared from modern English. The adjective carries a gentle, storytelling tone, often used by children's writers and in casual references to the past. Unlike old, olden cannot describe a specific person's age and works only in describing eras, customs, or times.
How OLDEN is used
Attributive adjective, used chiefly in the set phrase olden days or olden times.
- Grandfather loved telling stories about the olden days.
- In olden times, travelers relied on maps and the stars.
- The museum recreated an olden village from two centuries ago.
- She dressed the children in olden costumes for the play.
- Olden customs still shape the way the festival is celebrated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLDEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OLDEN
The 5 tiles of OLDEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OLDEN
3 longer words begin with OLDEN.
Words ending in OLDEN
9 words end in OLDEN. Useful as a back hook: play OLDEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with OLDEN inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain OLDEN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OLDEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OLDEN
Common questions about OLDEN
- Is OLDEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLDEN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLDEN worth?
- OLDEN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLDEN mean?
- Belonging to a former or distant time; old, especially as remembered fondly or with nostalgia.
- What letters can be added to OLDEN?
- OLDEN takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OLDEN:
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