OPAH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OPAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPAH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPAH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
opahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPAH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OPAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does OPAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large round deep-water fish.
The opah is the only fish known to keep its whole body warmer than the water around it, which was established as recently as 2015. Its name came from a West African language.
How OPAH is used
Countable: an opah, two opahs.
- An opah is red with white spots and nearly circular.
- The word opah came from a West African language.
- The opah keeps its whole body warm.
- Two opahs were landed in the same week.
- That the opah is warm-blooded was shown in 2015.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPAH
1 longer words begin with OPAH.
Words with OPAH inside
4 words contain OPAH in the middle. Words that start with OPAH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OPAH
Common questions about OPAH
- Is OPAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPAH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPAH worth?
- OPAH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPAH mean?
- A large round deep-water fish.
- What letters can be added to OPAH?
- OPAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OPAH:
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