OPTIONEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OPTIONEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPTIONEE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTIONEE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTIONEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
optioneesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPTIONEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPTIONEE, 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 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPTIONEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPTIONEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who holds an option, the right to buy or do something within a set time.
In share schemes and property deals the optionee is the party who may choose to go ahead later, while the other side must stand ready. The party granting the choice is the optionor.
How OPTIONEE is used
The noun optionee turns up in contracts about shares and land.
- The optionee has until June to buy the land.
- An employee became an optionee when the share plan began.
- The seller must wait until the optionee makes a decision.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPTIONEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPTIONEE
1 longer words begin with OPTIONEE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIONEE
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Common questions about OPTIONEE
- Is OPTIONEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTIONEE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPTIONEE worth?
- OPTIONEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPTIONEE mean?
- A person who holds an option, the right to buy or do something within a set time.
- What letters can be added to OPTIONEE?
- OPTIONEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPTIONEE:
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