OPTIMISTICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. OPTIMISTICAL 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OPTIMISTICAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTIMISTICAL is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTIMISTICAL
No single letter turns OPTIMISTICAL into another word.
How OPTIMISTICAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in OPTIMISTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPTIMISTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OPTIMISTICAL
1 longer words begin with OPTIMISTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIMISTICAL
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Common questions about OPTIMISTICAL
- Is OPTIMISTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OPTIMISTICAL is not in it.
- How many points is OPTIMISTICAL worth?
- OPTIMISTICAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OPTIMISTICAL?
- No single letter can be added to OPTIMISTICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of OPTIMISTICAL:
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