OLIGARCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. OLIGARCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
o1l1i1g2a1r1c3h4y4
PlayableOLIGARCHY · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept OLIGARCHY?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful OLIGARCHY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIGARCHY
No single letter turns OLIGARCHY into another word.
How OLIGARCHY scores
Scrabble o1l1i1g2a1r1c3h4y4 18
Words with Friends o1l2i1g3a1r1c4h3y3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in OLIGARCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OLIGARCHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OLIGARCHY
- All 9 letters of OLIGARCHY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in OLIGARCHY
oligarch14 charily15 choragi13 hoarily13 chorial12 archly14 richly14 cagily12 archil11 calory11 chiral11 choral11 choria11 lochia11 lorcha11 orchil11 racily11 glairy10 gorily10 caligo9 garlic9 hirola9 orgiac9 caroli8 lorica8 gloria7 chary13 hylic13 ochry13 hoagy12 haily11 hairy11 hoary11 yogic11 archi10 chair10 chiao10 chirl10 chiro10 choil10
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Common questions about OLIGARCHY
- Is OLIGARCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLIGARCHY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLIGARCHY worth?
- OLIGARCHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OLIGARCHY?
- No single letter can be added to OLIGARCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OLIGARCHY:
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