OPISTHOGRAPH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. OPISTHOGRAPH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OPISTHOGRAPH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPISTHOGRAPH is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPISTHOGRAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPISTHOGRAPH scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OPISTHOGRAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPISTHOGRAPH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OPISTHOGRAPH
4 longer words begin with OPISTHOGRAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in OPISTHOGRAPH
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Common questions about OPISTHOGRAPH
- Is OPISTHOGRAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OPISTHOGRAPH is not in it.
- How many points is OPISTHOGRAPH worth?
- OPISTHOGRAPH is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OPISTHOGRAPH?
- OPISTHOGRAPH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OPISTHOGRAPH:
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