OLINGO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OLINGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLINGO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLINGO is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLINGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
olingosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLINGO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OLINGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,700.
What stands out about OLINGO
- OLINGO begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OLINGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, tree-dwelling mammal of Central and South American rainforests, related to the kinkajou and the raccoon.
Olingos are nocturnal, slender-bodied animals that move through the rainforest canopy hunting fruit, insects and small vertebrates, much like their close relative the kinkajou. They belong to the raccoon family, and the name olingo covers several separate species found across different parts of Central and South America. Because they are shy and active mainly at night, olingos are seen far less often than their better-known relatives.
How OLINGO is used
A zoological name for the animal; used mainly in natural history writing rather than everyday speech.
- The olingo slipped along a high branch in search of ripe fruit.
- Researchers fitted a wild olingo with a tracking collar.
- The guide pointed out an olingo moving through the canopy at dusk.
- An olingo looks similar to a kinkajou but has a longer, bushier tail.
- Camera traps recorded an olingo feeding at night near the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLINGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OLINGO
The 6 tiles of OLINGO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OLINGO
1 longer words begin with OLINGO.
Shorter words from the letters in OLINGO
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Common questions about OLINGO
- Is OLINGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLINGO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLINGO worth?
- OLINGO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLINGO mean?
- A small, tree-dwelling mammal of Central and South American rainforests, related to the kinkajou and the raccoon.
- What letters can be added to OLINGO?
- OLINGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OLINGO:
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