OPTIONAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OPTIONAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPTIONAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTIONAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTIONAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
optionalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPTIONAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPTIONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPTIONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPTIONAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Available to be chosen but not compulsory.
Anything labelled optional is left to personal choice, such as a course unit or an extra feature on a car. The opposite is mandatory, where no choice is offered.
How OPTIONAL is used
The adjective optional is common on forms, menus and product lists.
- Attendance at the evening talk is optional.
- Leather seats are an optional extra.
- Filling in the second page is optional.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPTIONAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPTIONAL
The 8 tiles of OPTIONAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OPTIONAL
4 longer words begin with OPTIONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIONAL
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Common questions about OPTIONAL
- Is OPTIONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTIONAL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPTIONAL worth?
- OPTIONAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPTIONAL mean?
- Available to be chosen but not compulsory.
- What letters can be added to OPTIONAL?
- OPTIONAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPTIONAL:
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