Is OLLAV valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OLLAV is not in it.

How many points is OLLAV worth?

OLLAV is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to OLLAV?

OLLAV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

OLLAV is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. OLLAV 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

o1l1l1a1v4

Depends on the listOLLAV · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept OLLAV?

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	Not listed

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.4%

Our own measure of how useful OLLAV is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for OLLAV

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

ollavs9

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How OLLAV scores

Scrabble o1l1l1a1v4 8

Words with Friends o1l2l2a1v5 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in OLLAV, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
o	1	8
l	2	4
a	1	9
v	1	2

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.

Words starting with OLLAV

ollavs9

1 longer words begin with OLLAV.

Shorter words from the letters in OLLAV

oval7 vola7 olla4 avo6 lav6 ova6 vol6 all3 loa3 al2 la2 lo2

Common questions about OLLAV

Is OLLAV valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OLLAV is not in it.
How many points is OLLAV worth?: OLLAV is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to OLLAV?: OLLAV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OLLAV:

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