OLIGOTROPHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. OLIGOTROPHY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
o1l1i1g2o1t1r1o1p3h4y4
Depends on the listOLIGOTROPHY · 11 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept OLIGOTROPHY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.82
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.27%
Our own measure of how useful OLIGOTROPHY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIGOTROPHY
No single letter turns OLIGOTROPHY into another word.
How OLIGOTROPHY scores
Scrabble o1l1i1g2o1t1r1o1p3h4y4 20
Words with Friends o1l2i1g3o1t1r1o1p4h3y3 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in OLIGOTROPHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OLIGOTROPHY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OLIGOTROPHY
trophology19 ophiology18 gyropilot15 tropology15 triglyph17 horology15 optology14 topology14 horopito13 yplight16 prothyl15 rightly14 orology11 otology11 trilogy11 olitory10 ypight15 phytol14 trophy14 lighty13 righty13 gloopy12 photog12 plight12 polity11 poorly11 portly11 protyl11 pylori11 ropily11 triply11 trophi11 gooily10 gorily10 grooly10 oology10 righto10 trigly10 liroth9 oolith9
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Common questions about OLIGOTROPHY
- Is OLIGOTROPHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLIGOTROPHY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLIGOTROPHY worth?
- OLIGOTROPHY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OLIGOTROPHY?
- No single letter can be added to OLIGOTROPHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of OLIGOTROPHY:
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