OPTIMALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. OPTIMALISE 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OPTIMALISE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTIMALISE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTIMALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPTIMALISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OPTIMALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPTIMALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OPTIMALISE
2 longer words begin with OPTIMALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIMALISE
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Common questions about OPTIMALISE
- Is OPTIMALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OPTIMALISE is not in it.
- How many points is OPTIMALISE worth?
- OPTIMALISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OPTIMALISE?
- OPTIMALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OPTIMALISE:
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