OPISTHOTONOS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. OPISTHOTONOS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept OPISTHOTONOS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPISTHOTONOS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPISTHOTONOS
No single letter turns OPISTHOTONOS into another word.
How OPISTHOTONOS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OPISTHOTONOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 4 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPISTHOTONOS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OPISTHOTONOS
- The letter O appears four times in OPISTHOTONOS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with OPISTHOTONOS
1 longer words begin with OPISTHOTONOS.
Shorter words from the letters in OPISTHOTONOS
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Common questions about OPISTHOTONOS
- Is OPISTHOTONOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPISTHOTONOS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPISTHOTONOS worth?
- OPISTHOTONOS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OPISTHOTONOS?
- No single letter can be added to OPISTHOTONOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OPISTHOTONOS:
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