OPALINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OPALINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPALINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPALINE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPALINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
opalinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPALINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPALINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 42,887.
What does OPALINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling opal, especially in showing a milky play of shifting colours.
Opaline is used for light, glass or water that seems to shimmer with soft changing hues. As a noun it names a whitish, half-clear kind of glass made for ornaments.
How OPALINE is used
Opaline is descriptive and appears in writing about gems, glassware and colours.
- The lake had an opaline glow at sunrise.
- She kept a small opaline vase on the shelf.
- An opaline sheen covered the shell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPALINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPALINE
1 longer words begin with OPALINE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPALINE
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Common questions about OPALINE
- Is OPALINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPALINE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPALINE worth?
- OPALINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPALINE mean?
- Resembling opal, especially in showing a milky play of shifting colours.
- What letters can be added to OPALINE?
- OPALINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPALINE:
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