OPTICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OPTICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPTICAL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTICAL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTICAL
No single letter turns OPTICAL into another word.
How OPTICAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about OPTICAL
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 OPTICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to sight, light or the science of optics.
The word optical covers everything from lenses and cameras to fibre cables carrying data as pulses of light. The word often marks a device that works by light, as against one that works by electricity or sound.
How OPTICAL is used
Optical is a common adjective in science, medicine and technology.
- The telescope has an optical lens ground to high precision.
- An optical illusion made the two lines look different in length.
- Optical fibre carries internet signals across the ocean floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPTICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPTICAL
The 7 tiles of OPTICAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OPTICAL
1 longer words begin with OPTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTICAL
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Common questions about OPTICAL
- Is OPTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTICAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPTICAL worth?
- OPTICAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPTICAL mean?
- Relating to sight, light or the science of optics.
- What letters can be added to OPTICAL?
- No single letter can be added to OPTICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPTICAL:
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