OPT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPT is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
optsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about OPT
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OPT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To choose one thing rather than another.
Opt is a nineteenth-century back-formation from option, which reverses the usual order: the noun existed for centuries before anybody made a verb out of it. It nearly always takes for or to and very rarely stands on its own.
How OPT is used
Opted, opting. Usually opt for or opt to.
- They opted for the cheaper roof and regretted it in November.
- She opted to walk rather than wait for the bus.
- The word opt was made from option and not the other way round.
- Most people opt out and very few opt in.
- Opting for silence is still a decision.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPT
The 3 tiles of OPT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OPT
Showing 24 of 95 words that begin with OPT.
Words ending in OPT
12 words end in OPT. Useful as a back hook: play OPT onto a word already on the board.
Words with OPT inside
Showing 24 of 277 words that contain OPT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OPT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OPT
Common questions about OPT
- Is OPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPT worth?
- OPT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPT mean?
- To choose one thing rather than another.
- What letters can be added to OPT?
- OPT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OPT:
Open OPT in the Word Finder