OPERATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OPERATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPERATIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPERATIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPERATIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
operaticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPERATIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPERATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPERATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OPERATIC
- All 8 letters of OPERATIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OPERATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Belonging to opera or having the grand, dramatic flavour of a sung stage work.
People use operatic for anything staged with big emotion, from a soprano's aria to a family quarrel. It can be a plain description of music or a gently mocking comment on exaggerated behaviour.
How OPERATIC is used
Used both literally for opera and figuratively for over-the-top drama.
- She has a rich, operatic voice that fills the whole hall.
- The argument over the parking space turned strangely operatic.
- The film ends with an operatic flourish of strings and thunder.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPERATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPERATIC
The 8 tiles of OPERATIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OPERATIC
2 longer words begin with OPERATIC.
Shorter words from the letters in OPERATIC
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Common questions about OPERATIC
- Is OPERATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPERATIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPERATIC worth?
- OPERATIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPERATIC mean?
- Belonging to opera or having the grand, dramatic flavour of a sung stage work.
- What letters can be added to OPERATIC?
- OPERATIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPERATIC:
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