OMBUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. OMBUS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OMBUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OMBUS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OMBUS
Front hooks — 1
kombusBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OMBUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OMBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
Anagrams of OMBUS
The 5 tiles of OMBUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in OMBUS
4 words end in OMBUS. Useful as a back hook: play OMBUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with OMBUS inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain OMBUS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OMBUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OMBUS
Common questions about OMBUS
- Is OMBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OMBUS is not in it.
- How many points is OMBUS worth?
- OMBUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OMBUS?
- OMBUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OMBUS:
Open OMBUS in the Word Finder