OPAQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OPAQUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPAQUE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPAQUE is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPAQUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPAQUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OPAQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does OPAQUE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not letting light through, so that nothing can be seen on the other side.
Frosted glass and thick paint are opaque, while clear glass is not. The word also describes writing or rules that are so confusing that their meaning stays hidden.
How OPAQUE is used
Opaque describes both physical materials and unclear language or procedures.
- The bathroom window was opaque, so no one could look in.
- The contract was written in opaque legal language.
- Thick fog turned the lake into an opaque grey wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPAQUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPAQUE
7 longer words begin with OPAQUE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPAQUE
Common questions about OPAQUE
- Is OPAQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPAQUE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPAQUE worth?
- OPAQUE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPAQUE mean?
- Not letting light through, so that nothing can be seen on the other side.
- What letters can be added to OPAQUE?
- OPAQUE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OPAQUE:
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