OOTHECAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OOTHECAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OOTHECAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OOTHECAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OOTHECAL
No single letter turns OOTHECAL into another word.
How OOTHECAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OOTHECAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OOTHECAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OOTHECAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Relating to an ootheca, the firm egg case of some insects and molluscs.
Entomologists use oothecal when describing the casing a cockroach or mantis lays around its eggs. The word is strictly scientific.
How OOTHECAL is used
Oothecal is found in entomology and zoology papers.
- The oothecal wall protects the eggs from drying out.
- She studied oothecal structure in several mantis species.
- An oothecal scar marked where the case had been attached.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OOTHECAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OOTHECAL
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Common questions about OOTHECAL
- Is OOTHECAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OOTHECAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OOTHECAL worth?
- OOTHECAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OOTHECAL mean?
- Relating to an ootheca, the firm egg case of some insects and molluscs.
- What letters can be added to OOTHECAL?
- No single letter can be added to OOTHECAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OOTHECAL:
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