OLDSTYLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OLDSTYLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLDSTYLE?
| 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 OLDSTYLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLDSTYLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oldstylesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLDSTYLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OLDSTYLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OLDSTYLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OLDSTYLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
printingtechnical
A style of printing type with fairly even strokes and slanted serifs, based on early roman typefaces.
Printers and designers speak of oldstyle faces, such as Garamond, when they want a warm, classical page. The word is also used for numerals whose digits rise and fall below the baseline.
How OLDSTYLE is used
Oldstyle is a typography term, often written with figures or numerals.
- The book was set in an elegant oldstyle.
- Oldstyle figures blend well into running text.
- Designers still prefer oldstyle for long reading.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLDSTYLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLDSTYLE
1 longer words begin with OLDSTYLE.
Shorter words from the letters in OLDSTYLE
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Common questions about OLDSTYLE
- Is OLDSTYLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLDSTYLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLDSTYLE worth?
- OLDSTYLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLDSTYLE mean?
- A style of printing type with fairly even strokes and slanted serifs, based on early roman typefaces.
- What letters can be added to OLDSTYLE?
- OLDSTYLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OLDSTYLE:
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