OPTIMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. OPTIMAL 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.
o1p3t1i1m3a1l1
PlayableOPTIMAL · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 257,323odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept OPTIMAL?
| 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
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5.71%
Our own measure of how useful OPTIMAL 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 OPTIMAL
No single letter turns OPTIMAL into another word.
How OPTIMAL scores
Scrabble o1p3t1i1m3a1l1 11
Words with Friends o1p4t1i1m4a1l2 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPTIMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
Words starting with OPTIMAL
optimally16 optimalise14 optimality17 optimalize23 optimalised16 optimalises15 optimalized25 optimalizes24 optimalising17 optimalities16 optimalizing26 optimalisation18 optimalization27 optimalisations19 optimalizations28
15 longer words begin with OPTIMAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIMAL
lipoma10 matipo10 optima10 maloti8 tomial8 impot9 limpa9 milpa9 apiol7 matlo7 paoli7 patio7 pilao7 pilot7 plait7 ploat7 tomia7 lamp8 limp8 palm8 pima8 plim8 poma8 tamp8 atom6 atop6 lima6 limo6 lipa6 lipo6 loam6 loma6 mail6 mali6 malt6 milo6 milt6 moai6 moat6 moil6
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Common questions about OPTIMAL
- Is OPTIMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTIMAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPTIMAL worth?
- OPTIMAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OPTIMAL?
- No single letter can be added to OPTIMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPTIMAL:
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