OSCAR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OSCAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSCAR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OSCAR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSCAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oscarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSCAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OSCAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about OSCAR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 OSCAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The code word for the letter O in the NATO phonetic alphabet, used to spell out letters clearly over radio or telephone.
Pilots, sailors, and radio operators say oscar instead of the bare letter O so that it cannot be confused with a similar-sounding letter when a signal is weak or noisy. The system assigns a distinct word to every letter of the alphabet, and oscar has held the same place since the international phonetic alphabet was standardized in the mid twentieth century. Air traffic controllers and emergency services still rely on oscar and its companion words every day.
How OSCAR is used
A technical term used mainly in aviation, maritime, and emergency radio communication to spell out the letter O.
- The pilot read back the call sign letter by letter, ending with oscar.
- Control repeated the tail number, saying oscar for the O.
- In the phonetic alphabet, oscar always stands for the letter O.
- The operator spelled the surname using oscar and tango together.
- Radio training drills the caller to say oscar rather than just O.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSCAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSCAR
The 5 tiles of OSCAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OSCAR
1 longer words begin with OSCAR.
Words with OSCAR inside
2 words contain OSCAR in the middle. Words that start with OSCAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OSCAR
Common questions about OSCAR
- Is OSCAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSCAR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSCAR worth?
- OSCAR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSCAR mean?
- The code word for the letter O in the NATO phonetic alphabet, used to spell out letters clearly over radio or telephone.
- What letters can be added to OSCAR?
- OSCAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OSCAR:
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