OPINE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OPINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPINE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPINE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPINE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OPINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What does OPINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalliterary
To express an opinion about something, often in a way that sounds overly confident or long-winded.
Writers reach for opine, rather than the plain say or think, when they want to hint that the speaker is holding forth at some length or with more certainty than the subject really allows. The word often carries a faint edge of irony, gently mocking someone for pronouncing on a topic at length rather than simply stating a view.
How OPINE is used
A slightly formal or wry word, often used to poke fun at someone giving their opinion at length.
- The critic opined that the film was a masterpiece.
- He loves to opine on politics whenever he gets the chance.
- She opined, without being asked, that the plan would fail.
- Commentators continued to opine long after the match had ended.
- The columnist opines weekly on the state of the economy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPINE
2 longer words begin with OPINE.
Words ending in OPINE
6 words end in OPINE. Useful as a back hook: play OPINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with OPINE inside
18 words contain OPINE in the middle. Words that start with OPINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OPINE
Common questions about OPINE
- Is OPINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPINE worth?
- OPINE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPINE mean?
- To express an opinion about something, often in a way that sounds overly confident or long-winded.
- What letters can be added to OPINE?
- OPINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OPINE:
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