OPPO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. OPPO 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OPPO?
| 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 OPPO is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPPO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPPO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OPPO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,044.
What stands out about OPPO
- OPPO is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OPPO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
An informal British term for a close colleague or friend, especially one who works or serves alongside another.
The word oppo originated as military slang short for opposite number, referring to a person holding the same role on another team or ship. Over time it broadened into everyday informal British speech for any workmate or companion.
How OPPO is used
Informal and mainly British; common among police, military and dockyard workers.
- He introduced his oppo from the night shift to the new recruit.
- The two oppos had worked together on the same beat for years.
- She trusted her oppo to cover the radio while she was away.
- Old oppos from the regiment still meet once a year.
- My oppo helped me carry the crates to the van.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPPO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPPO
The 4 tiles of OPPO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OPPO
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with OPPO.
Words ending in OPPO
2 words end in OPPO. Useful as a back hook: play OPPO onto a word already on the board.
Words with OPPO inside
11 words contain OPPO in the middle. Words that start with OPPO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OPPO
Common questions about OPPO
- Is OPPO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OPPO is not in it.
- How many points is OPPO worth?
- OPPO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPPO mean?
- An informal British term for a close colleague or friend, especially one who works or serves alongside another.
- What letters can be added to OPPO?
- OPPO takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OPPO:
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