OPPONENS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OPPONENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPPONENS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPPONENS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPPONENS
No single letter turns OPPONENS into another word.
How OPPONENS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPPONENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPPONENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPPONENS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A muscle that draws a digit across the hand so that it can meet the other fingers, such as in the thumb.
Anatomy students learn the opponens as the reason humans can pinch and grip so precisely. Separate opponens muscles serve the thumb and the little finger.
How OPPONENS is used
Used in anatomy, usually with a body part, as in opponens pollicis.
- The opponens allows the thumb to touch the tip of each finger.
- Nerve damage had weakened the opponens in her right hand.
- The surgeon repaired the opponens after the injury.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPPONENS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in OPPONENS
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Common questions about OPPONENS
- Is OPPONENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPPONENS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPPONENS worth?
- OPPONENS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPPONENS mean?
- A muscle that draws a digit across the hand so that it can meet the other fingers, such as in the thumb.
- What letters can be added to OPPONENS?
- No single letter can be added to OPPONENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPPONENS:
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