OPUNTIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OPUNTIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPUNTIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPUNTIA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPUNTIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
opuntiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPUNTIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OPUNTIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does OPUNTIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A cactus of a large American genus with flat, jointed pads, commonly known as the prickly pear.
Botanists use opuntia for the whole group of paddle-shaped cacti, many of which bear edible fruit. Gardeners in dry regions grow an opuntia for its bright flowers and for the tunas it produces.
How OPUNTIA is used
The word opuntia is a botanical name, so it turns up in plant guides and desert gardening more than in casual speech.
- An opuntia grew wild along the dry hillside.
- The opuntia pads are sometimes sliced and cooked as a vegetable.
- Spines on the opuntia made the hedge hard to cross.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPUNTIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPUNTIA
The 7 tiles of OPUNTIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OPUNTIA
1 longer words begin with OPUNTIA.
Shorter words from the letters in OPUNTIA
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Common questions about OPUNTIA
- Is OPUNTIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPUNTIA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPUNTIA worth?
- OPUNTIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPUNTIA mean?
- A cactus of a large American genus with flat, jointed pads, commonly known as the prickly pear.
- What letters can be added to OPUNTIA?
- OPUNTIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OPUNTIA:
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