Is OPTANT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTANT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is OPTANT worth?

OPTANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to OPTANT?

OPTANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

OPTANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. OPTANT 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 accept it.

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Depends on the listOPTANT · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 91,979odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept OPTANT?

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: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.17%

Our own measure of how useful OPTANT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for OPTANT

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How OPTANT scores

Scrabble o1p3t1a1n1t1 8

Words with Friends o1p4t1a1n2t1 10

Face value of the 6 tiles in OPTANT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
o	1	8
p	1	2
t	2	6
a	1	9
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.

Words starting with OPTANT

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1 longer words begin with OPTANT.

Shorter words from the letters in OPTANT

panto7 tanto5 atop6 pant6 pont6 pott6 nota4 nott4 apo5 apt5 nap5 opa5 opt5 pan5 pat5 poa5 pot5 tap5 top5 ant3 att3 nat3 not3 oat3 tan3 tao3 tat3 ton3 tot3 op4 pa4 po4 an2 at2 na2 no2 on2 ta2 to2

Common questions about OPTANT

Is OPTANT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTANT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is OPTANT worth?: OPTANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to OPTANT?: OPTANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OPTANT:

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