OPUS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. OPUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPUS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPUS
Front hooks — 1
mopusBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OPUS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OPUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What stands out about OPUS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OPUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A creative work, especially a musical composition, often numbered as part of a composer's output.
Composers label a large work as an opus with a number, such as Opus 27, so scholars can trace the order pieces were written. Outside music, opus is also used loosely for any major, serious creative achievement, such as a writer's magnum opus.
How OPUS is used
Common in classical music catalogues (often abbreviated Op.); used more loosely elsewhere for a major creative achievement.
- The symphony is listed as Opus 67.
- Critics called the novel his finest opus.
- She studied every opus the composer ever published.
- The film took ten years and became his life's opus.
- Musicologists number each opus in the order it was written.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OPUS
The 4 tiles of OPUS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OPUS
8 longer words begin with OPUS.
Words ending in OPUS
11 words end in OPUS. Useful as a back hook: play OPUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with OPUS inside
13 words contain OPUS in the middle. Words that start with OPUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OPUS
Common questions about OPUS
- Is OPUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPUS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPUS worth?
- OPUS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPUS mean?
- A creative work, especially a musical composition, often numbered as part of a composer's output.
- What letters can be added to OPUS?
- OPUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OPUS:
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