OOTHECA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OOTHECA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOTHECA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOTHECA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOTHECA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OOTHECA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OOTHECA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does OOTHECA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A protective case that holds the eggs of insects such as cockroaches and mantises.
A female mantis builds an ootheca from a foamy secretion that hardens into a tough shell. Gardeners sometimes find these brown cases on twigs in winter and can tell the species by their shape.
How OOTHECA is used
Ootheca is a specialist word used by entomologists and naturalists.
- We found a mantis ootheca attached to the fence post.
- Each ootheca can hold dozens of eggs.
- The cockroach carries its ootheca for days before dropping it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOTHECA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OOTHECA
2 longer words begin with OOTHECA.
Shorter words from the letters in OOTHECA
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Common questions about OOTHECA
- Is OOTHECA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOTHECA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOTHECA worth?
- OOTHECA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOTHECA mean?
- A protective case that holds the eggs of insects such as cockroaches and mantises.
- What letters can be added to OOTHECA?
- OOTHECA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OOTHECA:
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